The Rules of Spending Wisely: Financial Literacy Essentials (1 of 3)

Last week, I talked about the Rules of Money, and where there is money there is SPENDING.  We couldn’t get through Financial Literacy Month without talking about how we spend our hard earned cash.   If you want to do well financially, there is a sure-fire way to do it. Spend your money wisely. Remember, one […]

The Rules of Money, A Road Map to Financial Literacy (3 of 3)

April is Financial Literacy Month and I started the month talking about defining financial literacy and how to begin.  Then I started to talk about the money rules.  There are nine rules to the game of money that I describe in my book, Money Smart.  They are absolutely critical to your success with money and […]

The Rules of Money, A Road Map to Financial Literacy (2 of 3)

April is Financial Literacy Month and I started the month talking about defining financial literacy and how to begin.  Then I started to talk about the money rules.  There are nine rules to the game of money that I describe in my book, Money Smart.  They are absolutely critical to your success with money and […]

The Rules of Money, A Road Map to Financial Literacy (1 of 3)

April is Financial Literacy Month and in the past two blogs I’ve talked about defining financial literacy and how to begin. Now I would like to talk a little bit about the rules. There are nine rules to the game of money that I describe in my book, Money Smart. They are absolutely critical to […]

Money Smart Book Review and Contest

First of all, a huge thank you goes out to slow-living bloggers Gena and Jeff over at Ha Nui Lao for their terrific and detailed review of my book, Money Smart. I am honored that mine is the first print book that they’ve reviewed on their site! Jeff and Gena are a happily married, reformed type A […]

Where to Start… April Is Financial Literacy Month

April is Financial Literacy Month. What does that mean exactly? Financial Literacy is about having the information to make informed and effective decisions about your money. Are you financially literate? And if, like most Americans you’re not as literate as you’d like to be, where do you begin? The first step to financial literacy is […]

Financial Literacy Month? Why America Needs a Finance Class

Raise your hand if you know that April is financial literacy month. While financial literacy may not be glamorous or popular, (you can put your hands down now) I think it is needed and necessary. Most American’s could use a finance class. I’m talking about a complete fundamental financial education, without distracting and unnecessary details […]

A New Way to Think About Retirement

Do you think about the day you can retire? Do you dream about living a different life, one without your current boundaries? I’ve always thought it was crazy to wait for retirement to start living the life you want. I don’t believe you have to wait until 65 to live the life you truly desire. […]

Don’t Be an April Fool About Finances – Three Money Myths

Happy April Fool’s Day.  This holiday got me thinking about how Americans have been fooled into thinking they can’t handle their finances. It’s just not true and that’s one of the reasons I wrote Money Smart. Over the last forty years, the large and lucrative financial industry has convinced the public that they need to […]