Do you have an emergency fund? Is it large enough? When do you tap into it and how is it re-supplied? I ask these questions because, as I remarked in my book, “In all the years that I have practiced, I can safely say that less than 5 percent (probably less than 1 percent) of (Continued)
There are lessons to be learned from the “Greek crisis”, but you will be hard-pressed to find them in the mainstream media. Yes, the media pundits will blather on about how a sovereign default will hurt our economy and stock market, but what solutions do they offer to either Greece or to Mr. Smith in (Continued)
How would you like to feel better, make money, help the economy and sleep better at night? Think this is impossible? Expecting a sleazy sales pitch? Well, it is possible and it does not require you to buy anything. However, you will have to exert some effort. So what is this wonderment that can accomplish (Continued)
Though I have been away from writing and blogging for several months, Christmas always inspires me to send some message,whether good or bad, to those I care about . So here I go. Throughout my life, I have heard dozens of people say, “If I had a million bucks…” and then go on to describe whatever (Continued)
In August of last year, I left health insurance behind and joined the ranks of the uninsured. Well, sort of, but I will get to that in a minute. Yes, I decided to go without COVERAGE. I left the holy mount of Jerusalem (healthcare benefits) and went down to the lowly town of Jericho (a (Continued)
Is finance a difficult subject to understand? Or is it made unnecessarily complex by the maze of products, laws and advice that surround it? To arrive at Financial Sanity, all that is required is applying the common-sense, tried and true advice of the past while taking into account modern monetary realities. In three easy lessons, (Continued)