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How to Raise Your Kids to Be Financially Independent

A recent Pew Research study confirms what most of us already know — a growing number of adult children are either delaying their departure from home or are moving back after a false start. In all fairness to this generation of young adults, they just happened to enter adulthood in the midst of a pandemic and […]

Is That Purchase You’re Considering a “Want” or a “Need”?

Have you ever been at a grocery store, or better yet a toy store, when a child expresses a very strong desire to own an item for sale? If a parent ignores or outright refuses the child’s request it could lead to a very noisy scene, possibly including some crying (sometimes by the parent but […]

8 Behaviors of the Financially Successful: Which is the Most Important?

In an earlier post, drawing from Thomas Stanley and Willaim Danko’s “The Millionaire Next Door”, Daniel Goleman’s “Emotional Intelligence”, Carl Jung and the Myers-Briggs personality type model, and also from my own experiences and observations, I listed eight behaviors the financially successful tend to have in common. They are… 1. Goal-oriented 2. Organized 3. Open-minded […]

Why Taking Social Security Could Cost You Thousands

I recently attended a weekend barbecue with some neighbors, and at one point the conversation shifted from the usual topics — family updates, local news, sports, and politics — to retirement. Strangely enough, it was raised by a friend’s daughter, Barbara, who is in her early 30s. I was a little surprised (but encouraged) that […]

2 Things You Must Know Before Making a Major Spending Decision

  This article, written by Keith Whelan, was recently posted on Wise Bread’s personal finance site. Most would agree that successfully managing your finances is near the top of the list of important things to do in life.  In fact, for most Americans only two other things, family and health, are more important.   But how do you define […]

How to Raise Your Kids to Be Financially Independent

This article, written by Keith Whelan, was recently posted on Wise Bread’s personal finance site. A recent Pew Research study* confirms what most of us already know:  A growing number of adult children are either delaying their departure from home or are moving back after a false start. In all fairness to this generation of young adults, […]

Get Ahead When You’re Young, Part 1: Share an Apartment

Reduce Your Biggest Early Cash Flow Drag and Put the Extra Savings to Good Use If you’re in your 20s you’re probably facing a number of unique economic challenges.   Through no fault of your own you’ve been hit with the proverbial double-whammy: a deep recession that just won’t quit AND a major restructuring of the […]

Wealth and Cash Flow Lessons from The Millionaire Next Door

Attitudes and Behaviors  of the Affluent – How do you Compare? Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko have met with and conducted research among wealthy Americans since the early 1970s.  As the title of their first book The Millionaire Next Door suggests, the profile of a typical millionaire might surprise you. For example, most […]

Want to Cut College Costs? Start by Looking at the Biggest Slices.

It now costs an average of $21,447 a year to attend an in-state public college, and over $42,000 a year for a private college.  To make matters worse, these costs are rising rapidly.  During the past decade they rose 5.6% per year faster than inflation. (1)  That’s a nasty combination, particularly if you’re the one […]

Cashflownavigator Newsletter- July 2012

In This Issue: CASHFLOWNAVIGATOR BLOG: Getting Ahead Early, Part 2: Open a “Team Savings and Investment Account” SPOTLIGHT ON: The Navigator Tracking Tool CASHFLOWNAVIGATOR BLOG: Wealth and Cash Flow Lessons from Shark Tank CASHFLOWNAVIGATOR BLOG: Getting Ahead Early, Part 3: Moving Forward in the Financial Life Cycle with the Help of Rental Income GUEST BLOG: How to Retire Early and […]

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