Tag: Smart money choices
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I Picked My Financial Adviser By His Tie, And Other Financial Mistakes
I am old enough to have made quite a few dumb financial moves. It is a good thing to periodically review your decisions. What follows is a description of my various financial follies, and some thoughts on why I do not view mistakes as all that bad. This gave me a rueful laugh, and I…
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How to Make Saving A Habit
I was looking for my laptop a couple weeks ago, and realized I had left it in the car. When I went to retrieve it, I found that the car was locked. I could not find the keys. Finally, it occurred to me that the last place I had seen the keys was when I…
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How My Husband And I Made Saving A Habit
In the course of 12 years of marriage, my husband and I have taken out a $40,000 line of credit twice, and paid it off in less than two years. We have purchased several new (to us) vehicles for cash. We have purchased two properties, one of which is now rented. We have – in…
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4 Financial Gifts for Kids
The gift-giving season is upon us. I have already spied different online gift guides. I enjoy browsing other’s curated gift guides, even though I rarely purchase items from them. I am more of a window shopper at heart. In that spirit, I have a few gifts you might consider giving your children that provide some…
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A Few Problems With End-Of-Year Giving – And Another Way
Around Thanksgiving, most of us will start to receive solicitations from various charities regarding giving before January 1. There are often various toy drives, canned good drives, and other financial campaigns. I love the idea of giving at the end of the year. We give throughout the year, but also sometimes give a donation in…
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A Simple Method To Link Your Money And Values
Financial management is an important part of your life, because you matter. Consequently, your choices with money. Managing money is not strictly about a budget; becoming adroit with calculations; following the stock market; or saving for retirement. All of those things are useful, but none of them are at the core of financial management. At…