Now that the new year is completely underway, you might find yourself slipping on some of your resolutions. Maybe you’ve already given up. Just because New Year’s resolutions aren’t your cup of tea, there’s no reason to avoid setting financial goals. No matter the time of year, these are good to determine and achieve. Here’s [...]
Mid-February is generally the time when most New Year’s Resolutions fall apart. You may have started strong in January, but your resolve has probably fizzled by Valentine’s Day. While I don’t know what your specific goals for the new year were, I do know that a majority of New Year’s resolutions have to do with [...]
Teaching our kids to effectively manage money is essential. Kids with good money management skills grow up to be adults with excellent money management skills, and those adults will be leading our country someday. Leaving an inheritance for your kids isn’t enough — they must know how to manage the money, or they’ll likely end [...]
If there’s one thing that many people are learning right now, it’s that you can’t really rely on someone else for job security. Even though the recession has technically been over for a few years, job growth is still slow, and not everyone feels safe in their jobs. Instead of relying on someone else to [...]
We all have more than a few well-intentioned New Year’s Resolutions that never make it to February. We mean well, and we try hard to stick to our life-changing plans, but it seems inevitable that we’ll fail. Why? While I can’t speak specifically of your goals and resolutions, I can guess that many of you share the [...]
One of the most common financial pitfalls out there is having a poor money attitude. And among the worst money attitudes is the idea that all you need is more money, and that once you have it, your financial problems will be solved. The harsh reality is that, while making more money can help your [...]
