.Over 60 Places to Hide Valuables in Your Home

Rising burglary and home invasion rates are the main reasons one might consider hiding property or valuables from others. There are many good reasons for hiding money, cash and valuables.

Some of the more common hiding places for cash or valuables are a home security safe, decoy safes, gun safes, a floor safe, or some sort of specialized money safe. However, sometimes the best hiding places are right in plain sight in your own home. You can hide things in your home in such a way that you won't even have to spend a cent on some expensive home security safe.

.10 Things You Must Know About Becoming a Millionaire

By: the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Dan Burrows April 26, 2021

Think you are a millionaire in the making? Read on to see what it takes to be truly destined for wealth.

Being a millionaire isn't a ticket to mansions, yachts and caviar like it once was, but the goal is more reachable than ever. According to 2020 data from Phoenix Marketing International, a firm that tracks the affluent market, 6.71% of U.S. households (or 8,386,508 out of 125,018,808 total U.S. households) have investable assets of $1 million or more.

Note well that to be considered a millionaire by the standards of wealth research, a household must have investable assets of $1 million or more, excluding the value of real estate, employer-sponsored retirement plans and business partnerships, among other select assets.

.How To Bounce Back From a Financial Setback (Without Beating Yourself Up for It)

Gabrielle Olya Mon, May 2, 2022,

t’s easy to be self-critical of our mistakes, and when we make a financial mistake, it can bruise our wallet in addition to our self-esteem. But no matter what financial setback you are facing, with the proper plan, it’s possible to bounce back. In this “Financially Savvy Female” column, we’re chatting with Eleni Patel, a CPA with Equitable Advisors, about the common financial mistakes women make and how they can recover from them.

Common Mistake No. 1: Not Actively Participating in Long-Term Financial Planning

Patel said that her female clients often make two common mistakes, the first of which is taking a backseat when it comes to planning financially for the long term.

.How To Become A Personal Finance “Black Belt”

Written by Sam

David Allen in “Getting Things Done” compares productivity to the martial arts. He gives instruction on how to become a black belt in your personal productivity with a “mind like water” that allows you to handle anything that comes your way with a balanced response. When a stone is thrown into a pond, the water reacts with perfect balance. It reacts just enough to disperse the energy, no more, and then returns to a calm state. It doesn’t over or under react.

Becoming a black belt and having a “mind like water” in your personal finances is very similar. It means you can take whatever is thrown at you without knocking your finances out of control. You can respond to any situation with perfect balance. Unexpected events or changes in your finances, good or bad, can be handled with optimum efficiency, and little or no stress. It means you can direct the flow of money where you need it almost effortlessly.

.11 Best Things to Keep in a Safe Deposit Box

by: Bob Niedt September 24, 2021

These valuables and documents, along with some items you hold dear, should be stored securely at your bank.

With digital records and cloud storage becoming the norm, the bricks-and-mortar safe deposit box might seem ready to join our growing list of things that will soon disappear forever. But don’t rush to declare the safe deposit box a relic of the past just yet. There can still be times when you’ll need to be able to produce certain original documents (including ones that have a raised seal) rather than digital scans or photocopies, and some valuables simply can’t be digitized.

Installing a safe in your home is one alternative to a safe deposit box, but they aren’t foolproof, says Luke Reynolds, chief of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Outreach & Program Development Section. Home safes are more susceptible to fire and water damage, not to mention theft, than bank safe deposit boxes, Reynolds says.

.Game of Loans: 10 Money Lessons from Game of Thrones

Tawnya Redding 2019-03-30

Love it or hate it, this popular HBO series contains a wealth (pun intended) of very important social and economic lessons that we’d all do well to pay attention to.

Just like in the real world, the rise and fall of the different Houses vying for the throne is intertwined with money. In fact, Game of Thrones is somewhat unique in just how important the financial planning of the characters is to the various plot-lines.

So, just how real is this fantasy?

.Organize Important Papers in Case of Emergency

By NIH/National Institute on Aging

Help others find key documents and records if you are incapacitated

Based on content from the NIH/National Institute on Aging AgePage "Getting Your Affairs In Order."

No one ever plans to be sick or disabled.

Yet, planning ahead can make all the difference if you take an unexpected trip to the hospital or suffer a health problem making it hard to remember where you put everything. Good planning and organization is a gift to those who will help you manage your health and financial affairs if needed.

.Which of the 3 Financial Phases Are You In?

by: Kelli Kiemle, AIF® April 11, 2022

Knowing which of the financial phases of life you are in can help you better plan to build, protect and enjoy your assets, no matter what your age.

Every year we see the same months, holidays and seasons – it’s all pretty predictable. While you may not know when a winter storm will hit, you can usually count on chillier weather come winter. The same can be said for financial phases. While not always easy to predict, you can find patterns if you look for them.

But how does knowing a financial phase pattern help? When it comes to financial planning, the answer is a lot.

.25 Best Money Quotes and the Lessons They Teach

Tawnya Redding 2022-01-21

The best quotes inspire and motivate us. They share little nuggets of wisdom in a few words and get us to think in ways we wouldn’t have otherwise. From a quick laugh to a mindset shift, quotes may also be the nudge we need to make the changes we want to see in our lives. In the hopes of inspiring, motivating, and encouraging, we’re sharing the best money quotes and their lessons.

25 Best Money Quotes

1. It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for – Robert Kiyosaki

.Do's & Don'ts When You Increase Your Income

2 Things You Should Do (and 1 You Shouldn’t) When You Increase Your Income

Team Member Blog, Consumerism to Frugalism

Most of you would like to increase your income.

Whether you’re looking to make a career move, change companies, start a business, or simply move up in your current situation, making more money is likely one of the major factors in your job decisions.

Here at Money Saved is Money Earned, we know money isn’t everything and you shouldn’t live just for money. However, we also know that money plays a major factor in your ability to live the way you want.