Tax planning

Tax planning

  I know this is a boring topic – I hear ya – but drink a little coffee and let’s contemplate this exciting and esoteric issue – okay, okay, not so much .    .     .  but it’s important nonetheless. One of the traits that...
Car buying tips

Car buying tips

Cars, cars, cars; I really like cars. And I’m not alone, most Americans do. According to the inter-webs, we like them too much.  The average car payment in 2017 (www.thebalance.com) is $479 with an average loan of $30,032 over 68 months (that’s over 5 and...
Car buying tips

Car buying tips

Cars, cars, cars; I really like cars. And I’m not alone, most Americans do. According to the inter-webs, we like them too much. The average car payment in 2017 (www.thebalance.com) is $479 with an average loan of $30,032 over 68 months (that’s over 5 and 1/2 years,...
Lifestyle creep

Lifestyle creep

  It’s one of the most common answers given by millionaires as to how they achieved success – they avoided lifestyle creep. So what actually is lifestyle creep? According to investopedia.com:   A situation where people’s lifestyle or...
Mint.com has changed my life.

Mint.com has changed my life.

What are you still doing here, the blog post is done. Shoo. Ok fine, I’ll say it again. Mint.com changed my life. This is not a fanatical statement. I don’t say it with the wide-eyed fervor of a zealot proselytizing his chosen idol, but with the calm...