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: 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: Giving Your Kids a Salary

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: When to Start Talking About Money

Family Finances: When to Start Talking About Money

What do you wish you had learned or been taught about money as a kid? What skills would have served you as an adult?  Every parent wants the best for their kids, and helping them understand money and personal finance is an important step.  It’s also...
Your Road to Riches: 4 Keys to Help You on Your Way

Your Road to Riches: 4 Keys to Help You on Your Way

When you’re going on a trip, there’s a lot to prepare for.  The first step is deciding what you want to do, and where you want to go.  You need to make sure your vehicle is capable of getting you to your destination and that it’s ready to make the trip. From...
Tax Free Wealth: 6 Ways to Get More

Tax Free Wealth: 6 Ways to Get More

I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have all my investments be tax-free. While this may not be possible, it pays to understand our options when it comes to building tax-free wealth.  401(k)s came into existence in the late 70s and were widely adopted in the...