Best of the week – December 27, 2014
Here are some articles that caught my eye this week… The Minimalist’s Guide to Budgeting Yes details are important, but a simple budget that you can follow beats a complicated budget that you give up...
View ArticleWhy our New Year’s Resolutions often fail and what to do about it
The end of an old year and the start of a new year just naturally leads us to be a little more reflective. That’s why so many of us make New Year’s Resolutions. We look back at the past year. Determine...
View ArticleHow to make the lower gas prices really count
If you are like me, you are probably loving the lower gas prices we have experienced in the last two or three months. Honestly, I did not expect I would ever see gas drop below $2 a gallon again in my...
View ArticleBest of the week – January 31, 2015
Here are some articles that caught my eye this week… Why I Almost Never Say: “We Can’t Afford That” The truth is I can afford almost anything that I really want to buy. But I can’t afford everything...
View Article5 Financial lessons from Mr. Spock
As a long time Trekker, I was saddened last week by the death of Leonard Nimoy. So in honor of Mr. Spock, here are a few of his more famous quotes from the series, with a little financial twist to...
View ArticleBest of the week – April 25, 2015
Here are some articles that caught my eye this week…. What Do Credit Cards and Mosquitoes Have in Common? I love the analogy and it fits even better than I thought when I first saw the title of the...
View ArticleBest of the week – June 13, 2015
Here are some articles that caught my eye this week… How to Plan Your Retirement Whether You’re 20 or 80: Get Started with this Simple Retirement Checklist for Each Stage of Life Really good game plans...
View ArticleA tale of two bills: Finding savings in your monthly expenses
Recently I was looking through my budget looking for things I could cut to add a little bit more margin. There were two things I identified. Tale 1: Our daily newspaper delivery We get one of the local...
View Article2 tips to help you plan for the high cost of college
You would have to be living under a rock to have not seen stories in the news about the rising cost of college and the huge problem of crushing student loans. As a parent, one of my desires is to help...
View ArticleThe 3 simple steps to achieve financial freedom
Volumes have been written that claim to have the secret to financial success. Some are good. Some not so much. But the truth is that personal finance really isn’t all that complicated. The secrets to...
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