by CMI | Sep 24, 2017 | Getting Organized
Be safe, and not sorry. Don’t ignore the obvious signs: A storm doesn’t just hit you, sinking your financial boat. There are signs. When you are having trouble paying for your housing (mortgage or rent), when you start paying for gas in increments instead of filling...
by CMI | Sep 17, 2017 | Learning New Things
In 2016, according to reports an average firm was expected to spend about 30% of their budget on marketing. General Motors spent an impressive $4.2 billion on advertising last year, while rival Ford followed closely with $3.9 billion in ad spending. Now, THAT is...
by CMI | Sep 10, 2017 | Learning New Things
Who hasn’t heard the ever popular, ever inspiring Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at The Stanford University, in 2005? He told three stories of his life- one about connecting dots, one about love and loss and the last about death. He talked about how he dropped out of...
by CMI | Sep 4, 2017 | Learning New Things
As a woman, it’s painfully obvious there are some fields that are predominantly male oriented. It can often be intimidating for women to enter these fields and find their place as an equal. The field of criminal justice is one that was very much male oriented for a...
by CMI | Aug 22, 2017 | Getting Ahead
If you obey traffic laws and have never got into a serious accident on the road, it must be a strange concept for you to actually hire someone to speak on your behalf in court. Why do these things have to end up in court anyway? We’ll go over these things in just a...
by CMI | Aug 19, 2017 | Getting Ahead
What would happen if you’re handed an eviction notice today, or found yourself on the receiving end of a legal dispute? What about a medical emergency? Or your pet falling deathly ill and in need of a vet? Most of us Americans are one paycheck away from being on the...
by CMI | Jul 27, 2017 | Getting Ahead, Learning New Things
The law is a competitive and difficult profession, and there’s no guarantee that training to be a lawyer will result in a successful career. In 2015, 23,855 people applied to study law at UK universities, beginning the process of training to become a lawyer. In the...
by CMI | Jul 24, 2017 | Getting Organized
For some reason, just the term “landlord” has negative connotations (“slumlord” comes to mind!). Many people assume these people are always trying to price gouge and get away with not fixing things that are broken, but that’s an unfortunate stereotype. If you’re...
by Justin | Jun 20, 2017 | Doing What You Love
Yes, you can make a good living on trading penny stocks. This is not for long-term value investors, but for day traders ready and willing to make money off of volatility. Penny stocks are not actually priced by the penny. The current definition is stocks that are...
by CMI | Jun 5, 2017 | Getting Ahead
Day traders make whatever they want to make. That sounds like a silly answer to a legitimate question, but it is the truth. You get what you put into it. You can make a lot of money, but you need to put in the effort in order to make real money. You have to put in the...
