Category: Financial Behavior
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Reasons You and Your Spouse Don’t Agree On Money: Part 1 – Values
This blog post is Part 1 of a 3 part series. You can find Part 2: Standards and Real Life and Part 3: Creating Agreement in Real Life here. Did you know that disagreements over money are one of the main reasons for divorce in the United States? It doesn’t surprise me. How we manage…
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Figuring Out Your Values
How we manage our money is one of the principal ways we express our values in the world. What are our values? Our values are standards that we hold in high regard and live by. Your values may seem difficult to understand, but your standards are fairly easy to capture. If your standard of excellence…
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Getting Used to Being Different
At some point in my investing journey, I realized I was living a life that was very different from other people. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it at first, but it probably became most apparent after our difficult financial year in 2014. That year, we were using up all our savings, I was…
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Reaching a Personal & Financial Goal
This Monday, we started work on a long-planned house addition! We purchased our house in November 2010, 5 months before our first child was born. As with all large decisions, we set some parameters for the property: 1 acre minimum Closest proximity to Washington, DC possible (inside the beltway) $400-500K Livable (had to have running…
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Master Tax Preparation List
Happy Tax Season! I just received my last document for 2018 filing, and am gearing up to find out what the new tax code will bring us. I’m sharing my master checklist for tax preparation with you. Every year, I review this list, to ensure that I have everything I need. If there are items…
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The Components Of A Consulting Rate
A consultant is a person who provides expert advice professionally. Consultants may charge by the project or by the hour or day. Many struggle to establish a rate that provides the income they want, and covers their expenses. It is important to ensure your consulting rate makes sense for the market. Your market includes the…