Last month I shared an article about what to do in a market downtown (last financial blog), and I wished I didn’t have to revisit this conversation, but the last few days are showing us this is not yet over.In summary, we talked about the high rates of inflation. New...
If you have been paying attention to the news in general lately, there is a lot of talk in what is happening in the economy and financial markets.We are seeing inflation at 40-year record numbers. We’ve heard that the federal reserve has increased interest rates by...
I’ve been hearing this recently as a reason people don’t pay attention to their finances. The reality is that many of us were specifically taught about finances in school. Some have been privileged to have others guide us along the way, but this is not something that is widely talked about. And depending on cultural background, talking about money is a taboo subject. But if we do not talk about this, we will be left at a detriment.
I have a bit of an embarrassing story, but wanted to share anyway.As summer is approaching, the air conditioning in my car seemed to not work. This is not the first time, and the heat doesn’t really bother me, but it bothers my daughter and I also know I’ll likely be...
As I went about my day, this song started playing in my head.I can’t say I was thinking about it, or that I’d even recently heard it. It had been quite a few hours since I’d heard any music, but here was this song playing in my head.As I sat down, I realized I should...
I recently bought a storage box that arrived and needed to be put together. I was actually excited about the prospect and looking forward to it as I’d read a review that someone took about twenty minutes.When mine arrived, I took it out to my deck and decided the...
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