Changing the World with the Right Financial Tools – January 19, 2016
In 1976 there was a young man named Mohammad Yunus who worked at a bank in Bangladesh. He observed poor people working hard but caught in a cycle of poverty. In a village near the capital women made bamboo furniture. They borrowed money to purchase the bamboo, made...Which Founding Father Would You Hang Out With for a Day?
I could sit down and have an ale with George Washington. Or wine with Thomas Jefferson. Did he go by Tom? I believe he made his own wine. And maybe the most interesting – I’d like to have a cider with Ben Franklin. I grew up close to Philadelphia and heard a lot about...Debt Management Two Methods
There are a few easy things in finances but it’s the hard ones that need our attention. One of the hard ones is handling debt. I like to manage debt with one of two methods: “snowball” or “big bang”.
Can I Borrow Your Financial Power Machine?
In retirement, we all want the power to live our lives comfortably with the ability to choose how and where we live. Who doesn’t want that at any stage in life? And when it comes to finances, what is “financial power”?