You’ve probably heard it before: you should have an emergency fund for those times when life throws you a curveball. Unexpected medical bills, car repairs, home repairs, a sudden layoff, and even pandemics can disrupt your current budget in an instant. As a retiree,...
When you’re aiming to get your finances in check, you might think you need to make more income to cover all your bases. However, making the most of the money you already have is a great way to meet your financial goals. Doing more with your money that’s already coming...
If you’ve been watching the news lately (as of this writing, it’s September 2019), you might be seeing a lot of headlines about the “Feds lowering interest rates again” or “interest rates at an all-time low.” You might also see the other headlines that indicate a...
In this year’s annual letter to its shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett had an eloquent yet simple perspective on looking at finances: “Focus on the forest, forget the trees.” Too often, investors who evaluate Berkshire Hathaway obsess on the details...
We’ve all received those annoying texts, emails, and phone calls letting us know that our warranties have expired, that our credit card has been frozen, or that “unless we send $99 right now,” our software will no longer work — whatever that means! Worse yet, some...
Most clients are surprised when they get to retirement and see that their taxes have changed. I have this conversation with almost all of my clients when they retire. They go from having a normal W2 income, where their taxes are withheld — and sometimes they even...
