I’m not one of those who believes red meat is evil. There are many benefits to the meat. It is high in iron and fortunately, the heme iron in red meat is easily absorbed by the body. Red meat also supplies vitamin B12, which helps make DNA and keeps nerve and red blood cells healthy, and zinc, which …
I was recently approached by a cousin in her mid-40s who inquired about investing. Unfortunately, due to a number of reasons, she had not built a fiscal foundation earlier in her life. Like far too many Americans, she has basically lived paycheck to paycheck. As she drifts ever closer to retirement – or at least the traditional …
Physical and Fiscal Fitness The connection between physical and fiscal fitness has been addressed multiple times here at RetirementSavvy. I noted in Manage Your Fiscal and Physical Fitness that smoking is the most obvious and significant example. Not only are there numerous health consequences associated with smoking, it is an expensive habit. Money used to buy cigarettes cannot be …
Along with running, lifting weights, yoga, kick boxing, and bike riding, walking is one of the activities that comprise our [that being me and the wife] workout regimen, our way of staying physically fit. Our walks typically mean walking the dogs. While we have gone hiking on multiple occasions in the past, it is not …
Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step-by-Step Guide is the first book by Fauzia Burke, the founder and president of FSB Associates, one of the first firms to specialize in digital branding and online publicity. She has worked on books by Alan Alda, Dr. Larry J. Sabato, Brian Tracy, Charles Spencer, Joe Pantoliano, Marina Keegan, Kathy …
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Cream City Hustle. A Personal Finance Thriller. Available at Amazon A listing of released installments can be found at the end of each installment Although you will find some working-class families and elderly residents in the Johnson Square Apartments, the majority of the residents are unemployed – or underemployed – single mothers. When he moved in …
Abuse Comes in Many Forms Elder abuse is not always physical. It can be psychological, sexual, or even financial. Being savvy about retirement isn’t just about your retirement. There are times when it can mean looking after the interests of a parent or another family member. No one likes to imagine that an elderly relative …
I looked forward to reading this book as the practice of properly allocating assets is critical for investors working toward a given financial goal such as retirement. ‘Asset Allocation’ is one of the first practices I learned on my own journey to financial freedom. The authors of Adaptive Asset Allocation: Dynamic Global Portfolios to Profit in …
Of the similarities between physical fitness and financial fitness, commitment and patience remain constant. Throughout elementary, junior and high school I was active in track, football, basketball, soccer and marching band. Although not a conscious thought, exercise and fitness remained a part of my life. There were games of pick up, softball or bowling with …
Television Series: Occupied (2015). In this fictional telling, in the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union, due to the fact that the newly elected environmental friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea. Regular readers of this blog know that I have discussed the need …
