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If you’re older and living on a fixed income, the house can feel like it’s turning into a monthly bill collector. Property taxes climb. Utilities spike. Something breaks, and suddenly you’re choosing between a repair and groceries. A lot of people assume the only “help” is moving out. Not true. There are programs that can […] The post 12 housing programs that help low-income seniors stay in their homes longer appeared first on Wealthysinglemommy.com.
In this edition of the reader story, we meet a 41-year-old unmarried woman who freelances to earn a monthly income of Rs 50,000. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial lives, which benefits us all. Some of the previous editions are linked at the bottom of this article. You… The post How a 41-Year-Old Single Woman Built 30% of Her Retirement Corpus with 50K Freelance Income appeared first on […]
People ask if the Wheel strategy actually works for ‘Late Starters’ —folks who didn’t spend 20 years on Wall Street. I don’t give opinions; I provide receipts. In 2025, using my $300,000 Equity account, I earned $72,838 in options premiums or a 24.3% return on capital. If you’re new to the mechanics of how I do this, start with my Ultimate Retirement Wheel Playbook. It covers the ‘Phase 1’ and ‘Phase 2’ rules I followed […]
I got the following email from Chase yesterday: Important: Cash Back Redemption Options Dear Joseph Hendrix: Beginning 3/27/26, you will no longer be able to redeem for a cash back deposit from your Chase Freedom®, Chase Sapphire®, or Chase Ink® credit card(s) to an account held by a financial institution other than Chase. You can continue to redeem for a cash back deposit to an eligible U.S. Chase account or redeem your rewards as an […]
Every article about making money recycling wood pallets makes the same promise. “Make $1000 a week just by picking up pallets!” Then you read it. The advice is so vague you couldn’t actually do it. No real numbers. No buyer contacts. No honest talk about what happens when half your haul is broken garbage. I’ve… Continue… The post How to Make Money Recycling Wood Pallets in 2026 (I Made $80 in 5 Hours) appeared first […]
If you file your taxes as Married Filing Jointly or a Qualifying Widower in 2026 then your income… The post Traditional and Roth IRA Income Limits for 2026 appeared first on Part-Time Money.
This is what dividend investing is all about! Investing in dividend stocks allows YOU to earn dividend income, the best passive income stream! Bias, you better believe it. Time to dive into Lanny’s December 2025 dividend income results! Were records set? Almost to financial freedom? One day and one month at a time! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Dividend Income Dividend Income is the fruit from the labor of investing your money in the stock […]
Welcome to the first dividend income report of 2026! Since the creation of this blog back in July 2014, I have been sharing our monthly dividend income. Why do I continue to share our dividend … Read more
Two books sat on my reading list for very different reasons. Both ended up teaching me the same lesson. The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth is a quiet, intimate account—a lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio, documenting his observations and financial decisions from 1929 through the 1940s. His diary entries are remarkable for their immediacy and honesty. 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History by Andrew Ross Sorkin is the opposite in style—sweeping, […]
The month of January 2026 is another month of dividend income landing in my accounts. Due to becoming debt free, I changed my pay myself model. Starting the beginning of August 2021, I am paying myself 30%, just like before. This will now consist of 24% to investing, […]
Nobody admits this part about building passive income out loud, so I will. Most people who want passive income aren’t lazy. They’re exhausted. They’re mentally juggling daycare costs, groceries that somehow doubled, and a job that pays fine but somehow never feels like enough. They don’t want to be rich-rich. They want room to breathe. And when you’re in that place, most passive income advice sounds… detached from reality. “Just invest.”“Just start a business.”“You just […]
Every month, I write an article that shows my passive income and my growth toward my life goals. Since this is the first article of the year, it’s my first chance to state those goals while giving my progress for January. It takes a few weeks after the new year to gather my thoughts. Things are too rushed around the holidays to make good goals. Also, and this is a big secret… I can test […]
I had always dreamed of working for myself and making passive income from home, but it took years of toiling until I finally figured it out. Then, on a whim, I decided to learn how to sell digital products on Etsy. Now, I’ve made over $500,000 in passive income from home. Here are my 5 tips for getting started making passive income from home with very little money. 1. Start with one passive income source […]