The Bad News: The Average U.S. Household is Now Bankrupt (Really) As I write this, our federal debt – the sum of many years of annual budget deficits – stands at $16.1 trillion, or about $135,000 per household*. (No, that is not a typo.) As noted in our e-booklet, Wealth is Good, Cash Flow is Better, […]
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The Impact of our Federal Debt on Your Household’s Net Worth and Cash Flow
November 20th, 2012 
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No Comments »Get Ahead of Vehicle Debt by Staggering Purchases
October 22nd, 2012 admin Use the Savings to Speed Past Other Debts I was taught to set goals that are challenging but achievable. Accordingly, I set a goal to keep a car for 12 years before burying it. A few decades ago that would have been unrealistic but thankfully today’s vehicles, if properly maintained, can run for 200,000 miles […]
Cashflownavigator Newsletter – September 2012
October 18th, 2012 admin In This Issue: CASHFLOWNAVIGATOR BLOG: Free Up Cash Flow by Rotating the Use of Your Credit Cards CASHFLOWNAVIGATOR BLOG: Want to Cut College Costs? Start by Looking at the Biggest Slices GUEST BLOG: Suze Orman’s Top Four Money Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make CASHFLOWNAVIGATOR BLOG: Free Up Cash Flow by Rotating the Use […]
Want to Cut College Costs? Start by Looking at the Biggest Slices.
September 19th, 2012 admin 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
August 7th, 2012 admin 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 […]
Cashflownavigator Newsletter- May 22, 2012
August 7th, 2012 admin We are looking for honest feedback! Enter our “How Are We Doing?” survey sweepstakes to win a Kindle or Amazon.com Gift Card! To be eligible to win one of our three great prizes, please make sure you “Like” us on Facebook and are also a registered member of Cashflownavigator. The deadline for completed surveys is […]
Spotlight On…The Navigator Tracking Tool
July 26th, 2012 admin A runner-up choice for our tagline was “Financial Independence, One Goal at a Time.” That’s actually a description of just one part – the last part – of the Cashflownavigator system: using the Navigator Tracking Tool. Setting a goal, and using the Navigator Tracking Tool to achieve it, completes a Cashflownavigator cycle. The cycle begins […]
Getting Ahead Early, Part 3: Moving Forward in the Financial Life Cycle with the Help of Rental Income
June 29th, 2012 admin Creating a Cash Flow Source in Your 20s or 30s OK, so let’s say you’re in your 20s and with the help of a family savings and investment account (see Part 2 of this series) you have little or no debt and $20-25,000 in liquid accounts (savings, stock). What can you do to build on […]
Getting Ahead Early, Part 2: Open a “Team Savings & Investment Account”
June 25th, 2012 admin The previous article on this topic focused on how important it is for young adults to “outrun” debt and move quickly from Debt Accumulation to the Asset Accumulation stage of the Financial Life Cycle. The name of the game is to get a good head start… to move through the early stages of the life […]
Posted in Asset Accumulation, Debt Accumulation, Debt Reduction, Financial Independence, Financial Life Cycle, Financial Planning Tags: asset accumulation, banking, cash flow, cash flow navigator, cashflownavigator, children's saving, compound interest, debt, debt accumulation, financial independence, financial life cycle, investment, Keith Whelan, savings, stocks, student loan No Comments »Cash Flow is Better, But Wealth is Still Good
May 31st, 2012 admin You Need Both to Complete the Picture You might have noticed that we devote much of our time and attention to the topic of cash flow. It’s the lead subject of our e-booklet, a key component of our measurement tool, and is regularly featured in our blog articles. We do this in large part because […]
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