My great grandmother died when I was a teenager. On that happy note, let’s talk about the only time when you’re better off dead than alive. My great nana had Alzheimer’s disease. It’s probably one of the most awful things I’ve ever seen. The disease process is very predictable. You slowly lose your mind, and […]
Unintended financial advice from a dead psychologist
My wife and I have been reading some parenting books. Most of them are crap, honestly. But, not all of them. Some of the best advice we’ve gotten thus far is from the late psychologist, Haim Ginott. Ginott was a school teacher and a child psychologist in the 1950s and ‘60s. This was a time […]
How to become your own financial expert
Recently, a “financial expert” posted a question in a public online forum: ***** “Anyone here good at breaking down how to channel money an invest for quicker return…” ***** OK… ***** “I help families with long term planning an being set decent later down the road but haven’t figured out a way to get a […]
Drunken fist kung-fu savings
Back when I was a tweenager, I started taking Karate lessons. I never got that good at it until I met this guy Jim, who helped me figure out how to defend myself as a 130lb weakling. Anyway, at the time, there were a bunch of bigger guys in the dojo, all of whom could […]
MA! The MEATLOAF!
Many moons ago, I was a teenager and saving money was not on my radar. Sure, I had saved some money (past tense) but I wasn’t actually SAVING money. It wasn’t purposeful. It wasn’t consistent… more like random and accidental. In my early 20s, I would put away small amounts and then blow it on […]