A few weeks back, 3 different acquaintances emailed me Sam Polk’s New York Times article “For The Love Of Money”. They told me that if I did nothing else that day, I should read the post. I did read it and it blew me away. As it turns out, my pals weren’t the only ones […]
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 Succeed Despite All Past Failures
If you constantly struggle with some particular financial challenge, I can understand why you’d want to throw in the towel sooner or later. Think about trying to lose weight, improve your credit score or increase your retirement savings and investments. Do you know why there are so many books on these subjects? It’s because the […]
What Community Property Laws Mean
If you live in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Washington or Puerto Rico, you live in a community property state, where community property laws are in effect. These laws govern your personal property and debts. It’s important you understand them even if you have no plans to divorce. That’s because […]
Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom or Dad — and Affording It
If you are considering becoming a stay-at-home mom or dad, one big issue you have to deal with is a loss of income. Here’s a question I received the other day from Mark: I’m a 25 year old young professional, who is currently renting. If I had to guess, I will probably rent until I […]
Your Organizing Principles – Your Secret Weapon
You have organizing principles whether you realize it or not. We all do. And those principles have more impact on our financial success or failure than we realize. What Are Organizing Principles Organizing principles are filters through which we process information. Let me give you an example to illustrate how they work and why they […]
What is a Personal Mission Statement?
Let’s pretend that you are playing Jeopardy. Alex Trebec turns and says to you, “ the answer is “the key to your financial success””. You answer “what is a personal mission statement?” Congratulations. You just won the daily double. What is a personal mission statement? A personal mission statement declares who you are and what […]