21 Things You Borrow, Not Buy

Tool Shed or Money Pit? Invest wisely.   Halloween candy is already adorning store shelves. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is in full force at a coffee vendor nearest you. Kids are (finally) going back to school. This is a signal that the holiday season is rapidly approaching. With retail more cutthroat each passing year, you can expect more sales, more …

How Often Should I Look?

It’s a lot more fun to peek through holes at this age . . .  The 24-hour news cycle, compounded by social media, can be intimidating and draining. Short of entirely pulling the plug, it is incredibly difficult to avoid being bombarded by news. The headlines are designed to get you to click, and it can be hard to avoid …

Don’t Get Emotional. Right.

By now, you have likely read headlines from the past week and a half talking about how the market has in a roller-coaster up and down. You may have heard one-liners such as “The Dow has moved 1,200 points this trading session” or CNBC’s weekend leading “Dow swings more than 22,000 points in wild week.” It’s pretty hard to ignore …

New Year’s 2018: It’s That Willpower Crushing Time of Year Again!

It’s the first week of the New Year, and right now you have likely embarked on your New Year’s resolution. For some of us that’s diet or exercise, while others take on a new skill or plan to travel more. But for approximately half of us, that top New Year’s resolution is to save more money and be better about …