How do you feel after the death of a friend? Terry, a good friend of mine, passed away on Saturday after being sick for a number of years. I went to his funeral on Tuesday. Being a financial planner, I of course thought, did he fund his irrevocable life insurance trust? But it wasn’t all […]
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 Make Better Choices by Knowing Your Hot Buttons
You might be aware of some of the things you are passionate about. But chances are very high that you have other strong “hot buttons” that you aren’t aware of. You must discover your passions because these “invisible passions” can derail you if you let them. If I didn’t already know this, I got a […]
Best Way to Learn a Foreign Language – Free
You can easily use my trick and duplicate the best way to learn a foreign language. And there is an added bonus – if you can learn a second language, you can easily improve your ability to handle your own money. This same technique is also the best way to get out of credit card […]
Master Yoda Was a Financial Genuis
Master Yoda the wise sage taught me something much more powerful than the cheap levitation tricks he foisted off on Luke. And come on…anybody with a half-decent light saber could whip Darth Vader…give me a break! For crying out loud…that guy couldn’t even take a breath without using an oxygen mask! Poor Skywalker. He missed […]
How to Get Your Kid to Be a Child Entrepreneur
You can help your kids by encouraging each one to be a child entrepreneur and developing creating a business with them. The thought occurred to me that if more kids learned business skills at a very young age (I’m talking nine or 10 years old), maybe they’d grow up and run their lives like a business. […]
Need Motivation? How About a Kick in the Arse…Wealth Pilgrim Style.
Does someone you know need motivation badly? Are they waiting to get fired up before they get to work on improving their financial situation? Are you the one trying to fire them up? Here’s a better idea: fire them instead. This can be a very tough thing to do, especially if it’s your kid we’re […]