I bet you $100 that you’ve been trained to think that renting is throwing away money. Why pay rent when you could take out a mortgage with monthly payments equal to your rent and build equity in your home? Historically, buying a home is the thing to do – everyone has one and it is[…]
Why A Mini-Retirement Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate Your Student Loans Being Forgiven
Mini-retirements (or sabbaticals) are becoming much more popular as people continue to challenge the idea of retirement. Essentially, a mini-retirement is an extended period of time away from work where you earn no income and spend your time in a way that is most meaningful to you – travel, spend more time with kids, volunteer,[…]
3 Major Money Decisions That Change When You Never Retire
We live in very different times than our parents. The economy is so interconnected and technology provides the opportunity for us to work when we want, where we want and how we want – as long as we have enough money to support our living expenses. While we should respect the journey our parents went[…]
Tracking Your Spending Is Not As Bad As You Think
Carl Richards has a great analogy about tracking your spending – it is very similar to flossing. We understand how important it is to floss, but it’s not something we like to think about, let alone do. So, we lie about how often we floss to the dentist and then promise to be better. This[…]
