A couple weeks ago my wife called me on a late Friday afternoon to tell me the warning lights on the car dashboard were red. I don’t know much about cars, but I know that’s not good. Unfortunately, she wasn’t just down the street or a few minutes away where she could quickly drive to a local mechanic and meet me there. She was about two and a half hours away in a town called Valencia.
We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Yet, we all use our time differently. Ultra-high achievers get more done in less time and seemingly create more hours in the day. Others flounder about the day and get almost nothing done. Even worse, some of these flounder-ers (is that even a word?) then complain about how they have no time (one of my pet peeves).
Over the past few years the FIRE movement has started to gain more traction in the mainstream media. No, not a fire that burns and creates smoke, but FIRE as in Financial Independence Retire Early.
Last night my two-year old daughter got into one of those moods that only two-year olds can get into where they insist on doing something. Anyone that’s had a two-year old knows what I’m talking about. What she wanted to do last night was to pour a small cup of milk into her bottle she drinks before bed.
There is a lot of bad financial information out there. Whether it’s from a clickbait ad, a neighbor with hot stock tips, a headline grabbing article, or well-meaning family members—bad information is all around us. With bad information comes money myths. These are my top 12 money myths.
We all know the obvious things money can buy. Food, shelter, transportation, consumer goods, among other things. But what about the less obvious? These are five not so obvious things money can buy.
Education is everywhere. There is formal education like college and graduate school, vocational schools, personal growth books, courses, seminars, and much more. There are so many choices—it can be confusing and overwhelming. Many people end up going to college but then stop their education after that.
My wife and I took our two daughters to get burgers and ice cream at the mall on a Friday evening. With restaurants being closed on and off over the past year, we haven’t been out to eat as much as we used to. Not that we used to eat out all the time, but we’d go out to eat once every week or two.
Money is the number one thing couples argue about according to this article in Business Insider. It’s also frequently cited as one of the top causes of divorce. It’s not money that is necessarily the problem—it’s the way we talk, think, and communicate about money.
You really like your job and don’t want to leave. You’re intelligent, motivated, good with people, and have a lot of job skills most employers covet. Problem is, your current position does not pay what you could be making with your skill set.
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel to be good with your money. I like to look in unlikely places for guidance. Ever notice how
There’s a misnomer that we need all the information to start something. Information is good, but you don’t need to know everything right from the
There’s a new argument in the rent vs buy debate. It’s that housing costs (for homeowners) are infinite, while the cost to rent is finite.
If you’ve ever read my book or blog, you know I’m a huge proponent of keeping an emergency fund. Things go wrong and it’s critical