Personal Finance

With a title like that, it’s hard to transition…  Let’s just say Thursday turned out alright.

During a charity event, I was leisurely flipping through an “original facebook” (i.e. the printed program of event attendees) to see if anything caught my eye.

Mr. & Mrs. Blahblah

Mr. & Mrs. Blubbityblah

MR. & MRS. T. BOONE PICKENS

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Not quite how the saying goes – “Best defense is a good offense” – why does one strategy have to replace the other?  As argued in Maximizing Value and Earn More, Spend Less – you need both components to be most effective.

Keeping with the analogy, think of the top team in your favorite sport.  What do they have that sets them apart from the rest?  Most likely, it’s strong offensive AND defensive players.

Bad news is you’re your own team.

Good news is you can play both roles.

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Over the past year, how many times did you log into your accounts, turn on the TV, or read the newspaper – only to find your interest yield as gone down?

For most people, this can be a disheartening situation since it means less money in your pocket.

But what if it meant the opposite?

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Last night I posted an interesting article on considering “end of life” costs when calculating your retirement savings. Afterward, I started thinking about my recent posts and realized there may be an unintended trend emerging.

If you’ve been reading my articles, there’s a certain “negative” vibe to each of them. On the surface it may appear I’m a NO kind of guy and my aim is to tell you everything that’s wrong.

This could not be farther from the truth.

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