Archive for August, 2012
Trying to Get My Daughter to Save
TweetIf you’re new here you may want to sign up for my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting!I’ve mentioned several times that my daughter really doesn’t “get” money. She doesn’t care to earn it. She doesn’t care to keep it. She just doesn’t care if she has any or not. When she does get some money [...]
Poor People Don’t Retire
TweetA few years ago I had a lightbulb moment when I realized something about aging. I was standing outside of Costco waiting for it to open (because that’s the only reasonable time to go to Costco) with a good-sized group of retired folks. I was standing there looking at all these people and thought to [...]
Is buying a property to rent a good idea right now?
TweetThis is a guest post from Michael. The economic situation across the world – and particularly in America – has made it a horrible time to be buying a property for any reason. Many have said that the nightmare has to end fairly soon, but will it? Is now the time to increase your portfolio [...]
3 Reasons Every Married Couple Should Have a Budget
TweetMoney and marriage. You can’t have without the other. (I totally have the theme song to Married with Children stuck in my head now!) But it’s true. Money follows us where ever we go. I’m sure you’ve heard the statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce and 50% of those marriages site financial reasons [...]
