When Hurricane Isaias came up the coast, we temporarily lost power. Normally, it’s not a big deal because… people still go to work, emergency power systems normally come online for big commercial buildings, and life goes on. But… most people are working from home these days. And… most people don’t have backup generators. They also […]
The myth of financial planning
That’s the way it usually happens… Someone will send me a document they received from their investment advisor that basically says “your money will be worth this much in 20 years.” The document uses no guaranteed interest rate. Instead, it uses hypothetical projections. Buried deep within those hypothetical projections are numerous assumptions… not just about how […]
That’s the idea that landed you in this situation to begin with
I’ve been reading an article in The Washington Post about the fallout from the government shutting down the economy. The article tells the stories of several people who lost their jobs and are teetering on the brink of homelessness. One story was about a young woman who left her job because people at work kept […]
More money secrets from our honeymoonaversary, revealed
Just to recap if you’re new here… Many moons ago, my wife and I went on a honeymoonaversary. Since we didn’t go on a honeymoon (for reasons I won’t go into here), and instead went on our honeymoon on our anniversary, we combined the 2 into 1. Anywho, here is the full recap from 2017: […]