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Category Archives: Retirement
Winning With Money Part 5: Plan for the Future
I know we’ve already talked about being proactive with your money, but this takes it to a new level. Part of your long-term plan needs to cover things like future education, home maintenance, vehicle replacement, retirement, income replacement, funeral plans, and long-term medical care, among other things. Continue reading
Financial Literacy Month Question of the Day: April 20, 2011
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Josh Levitt from LevittCoaching.com wants to know what you think: What is the best way to start investing for retirement? A) Invest in a Roth IRA B) Invest in a 401K up to your employer’s match C) Buy a house … Continue reading
Posted in Building Wealth, Personal finance, Retirement
Tagged 401(k), financial literacy, Retirement, Roth IRA
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How much will you need to retire?
Join the forum discussion on this postWe focus a lot of time in our financial coaching and our podcast episodes to getting out of debt. It’s not very often that we actually talk about what to do after this point. … Continue reading
Money Myths: The Truth About the Cost of Retirement
Myth: My expenses will go down when I retire so I don’t need to save as much for retirement. Truth: With inflation, taxes and medical bills, your expenses will go up when you retire so you need to be prepared! … Continue reading
Posted in Building Wealth, Money Myths, Myths vs. Truths, Retirement
Tagged Investing, Retirement, retirement costs, retirement planning
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Paying Yourself First: How to Make it Work Part 2
In part one of this two part article I talked about the theoretical part of paying yourself first. Planning our the month’s income and expenses to spend every dollar on paper before the month begins, making sure you allocate the … Continue reading
Paying Yourself First: How to Make it Work Part 1
There are hundreds, if not thousands of financial gurus out there, all spewing the same advice: live on less than you make, pay down debt, avoid credit, invest early and often, etc. It begins to sound like a broken record … Continue reading
Pay the Man – Success Doesn’t Come Easy
Everyone wants success but nobody wants to pay the price it takes to get there. How hard are you willing to work? Continue reading
Don’t Eat Your Retirement: The Cost of Dining Out
You don’t have to spend a fortune to eat at restaurants. Here’s how to save money on eating out. Continue reading
Posted in Beating Debt, Building Wealth, Personal finance, Retirement
Tagged budget, cash envelopes, dining out, eating out, restaurants, Retirement
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The Crockpot Investor
I’ve heard a lot of complaints lately about retirement accounts performing poorly this year. There seems to be a lot of attention focused on the last 12 to 18 months of market returns. Continue reading
The Roller Coaster Effect
The down market may actually be the best time for your to invest for the long term. Take advantage of other investors’ panic to buy low and sell high – what a novel concept! Continue reading
