“We are what we repeatedly do,” said Aristotle. “Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” It’s true, whether we’re talking about ourselves our children.
Recently, we explored how wealthy parents give their kids a giant advantage, simply by raising them in (more...)
Spending money on stuff to keep up with our friends is so pre-recession. These days, most of us know that emergency funds are the new extravagance.
And yet, when it comes to our kids, most of us are still overspending (more...)
Most Americans are filled with regrets — financial regrets.
Fully three in four, in fact, admit they harbor financial regrets, according to a survey of more than 1,000 adults published Tuesday by Bankrate.com.
Their biggest regret: not saving for retirement (more...)
Memorial Day is often confused with Veterans Day. Why?
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs:
“Many people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the (more...)
Earlier this week, I published a post about the importance of written financial goals. Several readers and commenters agreed that the creation of written goals has been one of the largest contributors toward their financial progress. In reading and responding (more...)
Our kids are often the people we love most in life. They are literally a piece of us. Why wouldn’t we want to give them everything they ever need? But kids are expensive. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the (more...)
Most of the initial stages on the road to wealth involve making sure that you’re moving forward, not slipping backward.
Unfortunately, many of us are too consumed by day-to-day life to focus on the countless instances of small-scale back-sliding: completely (more...)
As more and more American families find their financial goals stymied by overwhelming debt, there is a debt-free movement gaining momentum. Millions of people have begun breaking the cycle of consumer debt in recent years, but it’s American children who (more...)
You and your family gather under the setting sun at the shore of your most cherished spot. The kids play by your side as you and your spouse sit and read, bodies slowly baking in the rays.
Happiness, at least (more...)
