Welcome to a new year, often a time of reflection and resetting of goals for many people. It’s no different here at Everyday Benjamins. A…
Category: Saving
Penny saved is a penny earned
There are few forces more destructive to wealth-building than the lure of instant gratification. We as humans tend to want things now with little foresight…
August was another fairly uneventful month, as we saw the S+P 500 index climb another 3.03%, while the Benjamins’ portfolio increase 3.69%. Gotta love the…
The bull market keeps pushing on, with the S&P returning 3.60% for the month. I’m starting to think we’re getting a little spoiled, no? For…
Americans consumed about 143.85 billion gallons of gasoline last year, which translates into 1,222 gallons per household. The price of oil, and thus gasoline, has risen…