Fact: most people budget backwards. We use our paycheck to make everybody else richer, then wonder what happened to our once sizable salary. My latest post over at InvestmentZen covers how to flip that backwards budget right side up. I share the best saving’s hack to short circuit your brain’s flaws, plus specific strategies you can […]
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What To Do If You Miss a Credit Card Payment
You know what sucks? The pang in your stomach the moment you realize you forgot to do something really, really important. That queasy sensation replicated only from finding the biggest, scariest roller coaster around, cresting the top of the hill, and having the floor completely drop out from underneath you. Freefall, right into the terrifying […]
When a Sale Isn’t Really A Sale
Downtown Minneapolis’ Macy’s is closing. A brick and mortar retail store closing isn’t exactly noteworthy these days, but the downtown Minneapolis Macy’s is a particularly special case. For one, the store is big. Not just big – massive. This thing takes up (took up?) nearly an entire city block and towers 6 stories into […]
Finding Your Perfect Day in Early Retirement
“So, just how exactly do you plan on filling your time in early retirement?” she asked me, pen and pad in hand, ready to record my exact answer to the quiz. I was a little taken aback. Sure, early retirement sounds great, and I’ve been drawn to some notion of it for as long as […]
Shopping for a $50 Million Dollar Vacation Home
Picture this: I’m having a great time last week on vacation in Aspen, Colorado. I’m skiing down the side of a beautiful mountain trail, when I stumble upon this condo complex: “Wow, that’s a nice complex,” I think to myself. “Hey wait, that condo building only has one garage…” I realize. It hits me. That’s […]
