When I was growing up, I couldn’t stand Mother’s Day. I really couldn’t. I didn’t like it ever since my mom passed away (I was in high school at the time). You can read my story to learn more. I was jealous of course…but mostly…just sad. Later on, when I got married and we […]
Money and Marriage
No matter how together you are personally, if you and your “better half” are not on the same page when it comes to money you’ll find it difficult and frustrating to move forward toward financial security.
Here are a host of articles that can help you both communicate and learn as you build your financial lives together.
How to Teach Kids about Money
This is a guest post from Daniel Packer over at Sweating The Big Stuff. Daniel writes about negotiating, saving and conscious spending while attempting to maintain a high quality of life. To read more, subscribe to his feed or follow him on Twitter. First of all, I’d like to congratulate Neal on his nominations in […]
Simple Money Ideas for a Balanced Life
Are you looking for simple money ideas in order to have more balance in your life – and more cash in your checking account? If so, I have a very counterintuitive idea. Unautomate it. I know this idea may surprise you. After all, automation is supposed to be a good thing, right? You set it […]
How to End Financial Stress
Can you be free of financial stress while in debt? Not if you believe the media today. Let’s face it…just about everything you read from personal finance books and blogs (including this one) might convince you that you can’t in fact be happy until you get rid of financial stress. Everywhere you turn, you get […]
Use Your Definition of Success to Succeed
For some reason, we often forget that we already meet our own definition of success. I don’t know why that is…but as a result, we tend to beat ourselves up for absolutely no good reason. If we fall into this trap, it can be expensive. Here’s an example of someone who forgot what his […]
Tiger Woods Divorce: Lessons in Saving Your Money and Marriage
Here’s a Tiger Woods divorce update you weren’t expecting: his damage control skills offer you many important lessons in how to manage your money and marriage problems. Of course the obvious lesson is to be faithful, honest and true. Those are the easy ones. But consider the idea of “damage control.” For a moment, put […]