I received a lot of positive feedback on my recent post, “6 Key Pieces of Financial Advice for Your Young Adult Child,” so this article expands on that topic. One of my readers said it would be helpful if I would discuss what her adult daughter should focus on, financially, as she progresses through her […]
You’ve finally lost that extra weight you’ve been carrying around for years, or even decades. What a great accomplishment! You feel much better, fit into your clothes more easily, and look fantastic. So you are now skinny. But are you also fit? I know, I can be a pain in the ass. Whatever you do […]
I was driving down the freeway the other day and I happened to notice a large flatbed truck carrying dozens of cages filled with live turkeys. The turkeys were stuffed in small cages with barely any room to move. I might be “projecting,” but they didn’t look very happy. I felt really bad for them. […]
Hollywood actors and actresses generally aren’t the most brilliant people in our society, and as such, they rarely make any meaningful observations. Watch an interview with Tom Cruise, or any episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” and you’ll see what I mean. That’s why I was so shocked when I heard this profound insight […]
To Be Financially Secure, You Must Change Your Relationship With Money
This is my second post on New Year’s resolutions, with this one focused on how to improve your finances. Many people choose to have spending and saving goals for the new year. This is wise, because if you don’t maintain some sort of financial plan or target, your random daily spending decisions during the course […]
How Much of My Children’s College Education Should I Save and Pay For?
This might be one of the most difficult financial decisions parents have to make. Every household has limited finances, and the cost of a college education has skyrocketed in the last couple of decades. Also, many professions now require a master’s degree (post-college graduate education), so it is not unlikely that you […]
Like many Type A’s, I have struggled throughout my life with the burden of perfectionism. It is a difficult taskmaster, I can tell you that. I think it will be instructive to relay my evolving attitudes toward perfectionism over the four decades of my adult life. I have tried many different ways to adopt a […]
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