Family Finances: Giving Your Kids a Salary

Teaching your kids about money is way more than teaching your kids about money. Why is it on your mind?   Perhaps you want to help them become investors so they can change the world. Maybe you want to help them avoid some of the mistakes you made. Or maybe...
Family Finances: Kids and Taxes

Family Finances: Kids and Taxes

I think we can all agree that learning about parallelograms and chlorophyll instead of how to file our tax returns was a mistake.  Perhaps one day, personal income tax will find its way into the curriculum, but until then it’s probably up to parents to help kids...
Family Finances: Teaching Your Kids to Give

Family Finances: Teaching Your Kids to Give

As humans, we’re exceptional at making things harder than they need to be.  For example, this post could probably be a lot shorter than it’s going to be. I could say “teaching your kids to give is a good thing” and you’d probably agree. In the spirit of brevity,...
Family Finances: Teaching Kids about Cash Flow

Family Finances: Teaching Kids about Cash Flow

The tagline for the iconic action figure brand G.I. Joe was “Knowing is half the battle.” While “knowing” may not actually be 50% of what you need to successfully manage your money, it’s a big part of it.  On a scale of 1 to 100, how well do you know your family...
Family Finances: Teaching Kids About Maximizing Income

Family Finances: Teaching Kids About Maximizing Income

A recipe for a happy life is this; earn as much as you can, save as much as you can, and give as much as you can.  Over the course of a 40 to 50 year career, it makes sense to try and earn as much as possible. In a perfect world, you’d get started as early as...
Know Your Worth: Start Investing in Yourself

Know Your Worth: Start Investing in Yourself

Are you taking good care of yourself?  Way too many good and kind-hearted people aren’t. We’re more concerned with caring for others, often at our own expense.  I want to advocate for you, and help you advocate for yourself, because you’re worthy of...