Dad, can I borrow $500? You’d expect your teen to hit you up for cash, but what about your 30-year-old son? Even if your grown children have picked up excellent money habits from you over the years, the current economic situation [...]
Kinda lame advice. It's often said that spending less than you earn is the only real way to get rich. This core principle of personal finance can be challenging to follow, but of course there's some truth to it. The problem with generalized [...]
Avoiding Probate… but what’s that? Nobody likes to think about death. But as much as we’d love to live forever, we’ll be gone one day - it’s unavoidable. The last thing many of us leave behind in this world is our estate. [...]
Holistic advice and how to get it When it comes to personal finance, It can be challenging to know who and what to listen to simply because there is so much information available these days. After all, financial advice may be found everywhere, [...]
Budgeting… without the work! Let’s face it. To keep your finances healthy, you need to have a good budget. But that takes work, and last time I checked, we all hate working in Microsoft Excel. There’s GOT to be a better [...]
Why 25 is the best number to multiply When it comes to retirement, nothing is more important than being prepared. Whether starting early or late, it’s the ‘starting’ that matters. A good rule of thumb is the 25x Rule; it’s an easy [...]
When funny makes money Remember this time last year? There was a lot of news out there about something called wallstreetbets. In this popular Reddit forum, like-minded consumers talk stock. They focused on GameStop stock, known as GME. The stock was nearly [...]
You might be concerned, with good reason Retirement is always the dream of the working class, and we spend our lives thinking about the day we can finally hang up our boots or close the office door for the last time. [...]
Retirement Income "Shock Absorbers?" If you’re over 50 with less than $1 million in investments, you likely have questions like: What happens to my investments and retirement income when the stock market drops (or a recession hits)? How will I maintain [...]
Expect The Unexpected A financial plan, by design, is a way of preparing for the future and ensuring that you have enough money to get you through retirement or another life event. But what happens if you’ve got just enough to live off [...]
