Finding Financial Freedom

I find it hard to take financial advice from someone who isn’t sitting right in front of me. This is mostly because I’m a dummy, and always feel the need to ask a hundred questions for every possible situational permutation. Do I need to ask what happens if my bank gets hit by a meteor? Probably not, but what if it does? What then, huh?

Still, not everyone knows a guy who plays the stock market for fun, so you’ve got to outsource sometimes. If you have to seek out a video or article for financial advice, here’s the best way to make sure your info is correct and foolproof. One word (or two depending on your stance on hyphens): cross-checking. When you’re Googling around for advice, don’t just settle on the first site that pops up. Everyone views finance a little differently, so the info you get from multiple sites is probably going to be different on multiple key points. Look for the common informational denominators and, if possible, try to find someone who can supplement their advice with tangible evidence.

Don’t just take a random internet-goer’s advice at face value, because a lot of people are either wrong or lying. Heck, you should cross-check everything I just said, too. I mean, I think I know what I’m talking about, but, well, refer to that first paragraph.