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Protect the Title and Ownership of your Real Estate in Franklin County

NO NEED TO BUY TITLE PROTECTION-SCARE INSURANCE! COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano launched a new Property eAlert system that helps protect homeowners from title theft and fraud. The Auditor’s Property eAlerts notification system is a free and convenient service that allows property owners to sign up to receive an email alert whenever a change is made to the owner name, address, or appraised value associated with… Read More »Protect the Title and Ownership of your Real Estate in Franklin County

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How We Retired In Our Early 30’s With $1.3Million

Justin McCurry and his wife saved $1.3 million to fund their early retirement. The couple invested between $50,000 and $100,000 per year into a mix of stocks and bonds until they reached their goal. Watch this video to see the strategy they used to save money and to learn exactly how they manage their investments.

Columbus Hidden Treasures – Columbus Metro Parks

This summer most of our usual go-to things to do are not available. This has helped us discover some new parks in the Columbus area and rediscover some that we had forgotten about. There are still many things to do around town – and many of them are inexpensive or free. It just takes a little bit of exploring and thinking differently than you usually do. Here are some of… Read More »Columbus Hidden Treasures – Columbus Metro Parks

How To Get a 800+ Credit Score For $0

Here is EXACTLY how you can increase your credit score fast, and get a perfect 800+ score as easily as possible — for absolutely free. Do not go to the credit building services that will charge you lots of money and they just follow these exact same steps! Enjoy!

The Low Income Path to FI

Our very own Chad Methner was a guest on The FI Show discussing a low-income path to achieving FI. Want to meet Chad in person, come to a ColumbusFI meeting. Check out our Events Page for details: https://www.columbusfi.com/events/ Check it out here: https://thefishow.com/the-low-income-path-to-fi-chad-methner/

Retire by 30 – Simple Steps to Financial Independence

Financial Independence and early retirement in your 20s or 30s is more attainable than you may think! Here are some simple steps used to get started toward financial independence and early retirement! Here is a link to the retirement calculator mentioned in the video: https://networthify.com/calculator/earlyretirement?income=50000&initialBalance=0&expenses=20000&annualPct=5&withdrawalRate=4

The #1 Investment of 2019

This begins from an exclusive investment club called Tiger 21. They’re a carefully, hand-selected, intelligent group of investors who pool their expertise together to find the most profitable investments. And from that, they’ve decided to shift their focus towards one investment in particular: REAL ESTATE And Tiger 21 isn’t the only investment group who agrees…we’re seeing a strong surge in real estate ETFs and Investment Trusts, which have led the… Read More »The #1 Investment of 2019

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12 Netflix and Amazon Prime Alternatives

Here are 12 alternatives to Netflix and Amazon Prime for great online content. These are all free! 1) Tubi (Best General Option) 2) The Roku Channel (Runner-Up Overall) 3) Vudu (Runner-Up in Movies) 4) PopcornFlix (Best Option for Hidden Gems) 5) SnagFilms (General Runner-Up) 6) Pluto TV (Television Like You Know It) 7) Top Documentary Films (Docs on Numerous Subjects) 8) PBS Online (Public-Sector Entertainment) 9) PBS Kids (Kid-Friendly Shows)… Read More »12 Netflix and Amazon Prime Alternatives

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Free Stock from Robinhood

Do you buy and sell stocks? Robinhood is a free-trading app that’s ideal for investors who want to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds, and cryptocurrency without paying commissions or fees.  I love using this app to track all my stocks, even the ones I didn’t buy through Robinhood. The service is innovative, cutting out nearly all costs that are typically associated with investing. But as always, there’s a tradeoff to free: Though Robinhood… Read More »Free Stock from Robinhood