The Key Question: “What Else?”
One of the most powerful personal finance tools you have at your disposal isn’t a spending or investment app. Or, a spreadsheet. It isn’t your income statement or balance sheet, either. It’s a question. Preferably one that begins with the word...Experience Something: Inquiring Minds Discover the Unfamiliar in the Familiar
Perhaps you can relate: You experience something traumatic. It’s followed by a strong desire to change something you can control – to offset the change you couldn’t. If you’ve ever experienced this, then you’ll understand my deep desire...Deep-Fried Turkey and Other Thanksgiving Firsts
Here’s an excerpt of an email I received yesterday. “Dear Jacquette, I would like to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. I know this year’s Holiday Season will be very different than any other, but from what I know of you, I have a feeling that your...Celebrity Bankruptcies: A Teachable Moment, Financial Voyeurism or Both?
At least once or twice a day, I peruse finance.yahoo.com to quickly peruse the latest in financial news – especially to see what’s trending in personal finance. This particular post, “How this celebrity couple bounced back from bankruptcy,”...The Subscription Economy: Is it Causing Money to Slip Through Your Hands?
In preparation for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I purchased an indoor electric turkey fryer! (Quite excited!) I purchased it this weekend from Amazon and got a great deal because of their “Countdown to BlackFriday” sale. Several times throughout the checkout...Retirement Savings: Necessary, But Not Urgent. Could That Be Your Issue?
Yes, it’s rather bold of me to presume you have an issue when it comes to retirement savings (and planning). But check out these stats: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just 53% of American workers participate in any type of retirement plan at work....401k Investing; Are You Making These Three Mistakes?
On the day that I write this, the stock market is up (as measured by the S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average). The S&P is on track for a fifth straight session of gains. Yesterday, the Dow closed up, over 200 points and it is currently up another 35...Financial Planning: It’s Not Supposed to Mean the Same Thing For Everyone
I read somewhere that if you could achieve your financial goals by simply putting your money away in the bank you wouldn’t need a plan. That’s silly to me. That’s like saying as long as you have gas in a car you don’t need directions to drive...Financial Advice: Do You Only Want to Hear, “You’re Doing Great!”?
I received an email asking if I do one-off consultations, to which I immediately replied, “Yes!”. When I followed-up with her a few weeks later, here’s an abstract of what she said in return: “I decided against financial counseling at the...
