Taz Bright helms this series. Taz is a father, speaker, long-time business owner and graduate of the school of hard-knocks. Taz uses his past business and personal finance experience to help steer others in a positive financial direction while, hopefully, avoiding the mistakes he’s made along the way. As a former 6-year victim of Identity …
We generally don’t want to talk about it. We’d rather not speak about it and just concentrate on the warm and fuzzy, happy, pleasant topics. But, if we are to be wise and mature people, at some point we have to address the fact that death will come knocking at our door. We don’t get …
Living Frugally: Preparing for “Death Do Us Part” Read More »
Smoking, and its impact on physical and fiscal fitness, has been addressed multiple times here at RetirementSavvy. I noted in Manage Your Fiscal and Physical Fitness that not only are there numerous health consequences associated with smoking, it is an expensive habit. Money used to buy cigarettes cannot be used to build an emergency fund or contribute to retirement …
As I have often noted, education is a key, if not THE key to achieving financial freedom; and the earlier someone begins the process of learning about various personal finance concepts, practices and philosophies, the better. Over the last couple of years I have identified two sources for teaching kids about money. There is Money As You Grow. This web …
The other day I left home to run a few errands. While out I got a little hungry and decided I’d grab a snack. While walking into a convenience store and felt my pocket to be sure my wallet was there. It wasn’t. A picture of my wallet flashed in my head: Sitting on the …
Living Frugally: Try Leaving Your Wallet at Home Read More »
During the course of previous discussions, we have identified three general stages in an individual’s investment life-cycle: building a fiscal foundation (conducted during your 20s and 30s), accumulating wealth (occurring between the early 40s and mid-50s), and pre-retirement, the five-year period prior to your desired retirement age. During the pre-retirement stage, debt is eliminated and a plan – considering the …
Interestingly, the authors of Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed bring together three diverse backgrounds. George Everly Jr., Ph.D., is a founding father of modern stress management and a pioneer in the field of human resilience; Douglas Strouse, Ph.D., is the Managing Partner of an international management consulting firm and a recognized expert on business …
I will be the first to acknowledge that I rarely use coupons. That is because I rarely go shopping, grocery or otherwise. My idea of shopping is realizing that I need something – or to be more honest, want something – then sitting down in front of the computer and heading over to Amazon. Love …
As mentioned in other Savvy posts, physical and fiscal health are both very important and closely linked. We know that healthy eating, exercise and being in a supportive environment all contribute to physical health which help us remain frugal and fiscally fit. We know fruits, veggies, nuts and legumes provide us with the vitamins and …
I don’t know about you, but over the course of the last year or so I have heard a lot of chatter about the connection between money and happiness. Actually, there have always been discussions about the connection between money and happiness. We are all familiar with the phrase, “money can’t buy happiness.” Is that true? More …
