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Aspire to Retire: Simple Sizing
May 17, 2013
Late in 2011 I wrote a post about frugality and retirement. In re-reading it recently the message remains important. I am going to take some of it and add some fresh thoughts for this post.I read the phrase, Simple Sizing, somewhere in the last few ... Read more »
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Lessons from the New Generation: Stories Not Stores
May 13, 2013
Maria Bartiromo of CNBC sat down to a 4-course dinner with several young entrepreneurs in their 20s and 30s who are rewriting the future of U.S. consumption. Together they represented half a billion dollars in venture capital, provided by the venture capitalists also at the table.They’re ... Read more »
If Life Were a Movie Review
May 3, 2013
The recent passing of movie critic Roger Ebert got me thinking one of my odd thoughts: what if our satisfying retirement was like a movie review? Others watched your life unfold and gave you two thumbs up, or down. Rotten Tomatoes gave you a 65 ... Read more »
Your Finances: It’s Your Life, Not Mine
April 29, 2013
“I’ve read several of your articles, including your story, and I realize I’m not you. So can I do what you’ve succeeded in doing with your finances if we’re so different?”So started a conversation with a new client recently. And to answer, I borrowed ... Read more »
Where is the Motivation?
April 26, 2013
A few years ago I started to teach myself guitar after realizing I missed making music. I've been surrounded by music my whole life but had stopped playing an instrument when I was seventeen. With college around the corner and my radio career already beginning ... Read more »
Women and Money: Top 10 Things That Really Upset Me
April 22, 2013
For ten years now, I’ve studied women and money … and how they interact with one another.I’ve watched, interviewed and coached women around their money. And I was recently asked to come up with a list of the ten things that most upset me ... Read more »
A Love Affair: Fredericksburg and Texas Hill Country RV Vacation
April 19, 2013
Tomorrow morning Betty, Bailey, and I leave Fredericksburg and the Texas Hill Country after six fabulous days. If the area wasn't 1,000 miles from family we might consider a move here for at least part of the year. The town and area have captured our ... Read more »
Hallelujah, I Have to Pay Taxes!
April 15, 2013
Tax Day has arrived in the U.S. The closer it got, the greater the gloom you could feel descending over people. You see, many were struggling with the fact that they were going to have to write down and acknowledge how much they made last ... Read more »
Money Headlines
Energy Exports Are Good!
May 18, 2013
The Financial Condition of Pre-Retirees: Precarious
AssetBuilder, May 17, 2013
Britons want more work – let’s help them
Financial Times, May 16, 2013
Budgeting for medical expenses with Medicare
moneywatch.com, May 16, 2013
EU's Oil Probe Years Overdue. Targets Wrong Benchmark
Huffington Post, May 16, 2013
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