When Early Retirement Doesn't Meet Your Expectations At age 54, Jeanne Thompson was the perfect candidate for early retirement. She had the motivation: a demanding job that had left her feeling burned out. She had the financial wherewithal: a buyout offer [...]
It had to happen sooner or later The repayment of federal student loans, which have been on hold for over three years due to the pandemic, is set to resume within a few months. Now, millions of borrowers are grappling with [...]
Ready for anything? Most of us have, at one point or another, relied on an emergency fund to get out of a jam. You might feel you could get by without one, but as a financial advisor, I insist that emergency [...]
What’s that? I can’t hear you… Today, I’m asking you to speak up! Not because I can’t actually hear you, of course, but because learning how to speak up for yourself can save you a lot of headaches and money down [...]
What You Will Miss Most About Your Career — And It's Not the Work Since 1938, researchers at Harvard University have continued a long-term study about what makes people happy. They began by gathering health records at two-year intervals from 724 [...]
Recession on the Horizon? Be Prepared, Not Scared If you’ve read news headlines lately, there’s a lot of doom and gloom about a potential economic recession, despite some positive financial headlines. So have you been concerned about your finances if a [...]
Tipflation: the new scourge It seems like everywhere you go, it’s a tip shakedown. Picking up your food at a restaurant used to be a safe bet if you wanted to avoid tipping, but not anymore. Now it’s almost a given [...]
Rising to the Challenge of Inflation Inflation has been a hot topic lately, with prices having risen by an average of almost 5% in 2023. This reality has left many feeling the pinch. However, I want to assure you that there are measures [...]
Passive income - not passé income It’s always exciting to discuss ways to boost your earnings, especially when we’re talking about income you can collect without doing a lot! There are numerous ways to create passive income, some of which may [...]
Part 2: Boss money moves for laid off folks I covered a lot of ground the last time I posted: ● The five-step plan you need if you ever get laid off (if you missed it, check your inbox or drop me a line, [...]
