11 Ways Your Money Mindset Holds You Back – And How to Move Forward
Your money mindset shapes the way you make money, spend it, and save it – or the way you ignore it, blow it, or approach it with dread. Here are…
Becoming an Entrepreneur at Midlife: Too Late or Great Timing?
It may seem like starting a new venture in your 40’s, 50’s, or even 60’s is a bad idea. In fact, your timing couldn’t be better. Midlife is the perfect time…
Speaking Up on Race
It’s time to speak up about race in America. It was time a long time ago. But better now than never. I like to think I’ve been an ally all…
House Hacking for Older People
House Hacking is Not Just for the Young House hacking is for young people, right? Twenty-somethings live with roommates, then they become “real adults” by getting their own apartment or…
Starting a Business from Home During the Pandemic
Have you dreamed about starting a business from home? Managing your own life, making your own hours, putting a service or product out in the world that helps others and…
When Your Adult Child Follows a Different (and Frustrating) Financial Path
Understanding your adult child isn’t always easy. When your kid doesn’t follow the path you mapped out, what do you do? Experience frustration, for sure. Maybe argue to the point…
Can an Amazing DIY’er in her 50’s Save Enough for Retirement?
This series, Small Steps, Big Changes, focuses on people starting the FI journey later in life. They may feel hopeless, overwhelmed, and unsure of how to put their financial house…
Five Tips for Living with your Teen During the Shut-Down
Living with a teen while social distancing – it’s easy, right? Maybe you have a delightful teenager, who understands how hard it is for you to hold it all together…
How to Stay Home
Just stay home! We all know that extreme social distancing is the only way to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. But we need to eat and get our…
For Newbies: FI Acronyms Defined
Are you new to the Financial Independence (FI) community? If so, the many investment acronyms bandied about on FI blogs and podcasts probably have your head spinning. And not just…
How a “Word of the Year” Can Move You Forward
I doubted that a “word of the year” could help me get organized. Unless I cleaned up my life, though – literally – there was no way I was going…
Financing Your Kid’s Passion in Sports or the Arts
Financing your kid’s passion in sports or the arts can send your budget spiraling into red ink. But don’t despair. You have many opportunities to lessen the pain. My…
Can a Couple in their 60’s Make Changes to Overcome Housing Insecurity, Or is it Too Late?
Can older adults improve their financial situation and overcome housing insecurity? Or does there come a time when it’s just too late? Meet Nancy. At age 68, she and her…
5 Unique, Personal, Low-Cost Gifts Your Parents Will Love
Looking for unique holiday gifts for your parents, aunts and uncles, or other special older people in your life? We all know that experiences make people happier than things. So…
Long Term Care Insurance: A Primer
What do you know about Long Term Care insurance (LTC)? You’ve probably heard this: don’t bother. It’s too expensive and doesn’t cover much, and you’d be better off self-insuring and…