This article is part of a series on personal finance during the coronavirus pandemic. Please check out the Coronavirus and Your Finances Series (link will open in a new window). Every man is a fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. –Elber Hubbard Believe it or not, … Read more
This article is part of a series on personal finance during the coronavirus pandemic. Please check out the Coronavirus and Your Finances Series (link will open in a new window). I love my last-minute lifestyle because I just sort of don’t have plans, and things kind of happen. Plans make me annoyed a little bit, … Read more
Lucy Van Pelt: I know how you feel about all this Christmas business, getting depressed and all that. It happens to me every year. I never get what I really want. I always get a lot of stupid toys or a bicycle or clothes or something like that. Charlie Brown: What is it you want? … Read more
This article is part of a series on personal finance during the coronavirus pandemic. Please check out the Coronavirus and Your Finances Series (link will open in a new window). Note: On May 1, 2020, the first domino of my forewarning of six weeks ago happened, as Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase announced that … Read more
“But one must take pride in paying up every April 15. Look at it this way: If you don’t spend your dollars on the IRS, you’d probably just squander it on foolish things, like food, rent.” –Cindy Adams I recently was driving and listening to the radio, when an ad came on which almost made … Read more
This article is part of a series on personal finance during the coronavirus pandemic. Please check out the Coronavirus and Your Finances Series (link will open in a new window). Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. –Ray Bradbury Recently, I saw a local Dallas Fort … Read more
This article is part of a series on personal finance during the coronavirus pandemic. Please check out the Coronavirus and Your Finances Series (link will open in a new window). Americans need to get cash now and the president wants to get cash now, and I mean now— in the next two weeks. –Steve Mnuchin … Read more
The COVID-19 novel coronavirus has dramatically impacted the finances and plans of many of us. I’ve written a series of articles to help you think about how to respond to the economic and personal financial impacts of COVID-19. The articles include: What to do With Your COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Check Asymmetric Outcomes: Why You Shouldn’t … Read more
About once a week, some big economic news comes out. Whether it’s GDP, unemployment, CPI, troubles with the Euro, or bank issues in Cyprus, something is happening. Are you missing out on information you can use in your life? Find out by watching the video below. While you’re at it, you can get my 52 … Read more
Today’s FAQ series post answers a question that a lot of us have about our credit cards: Why Should I Pay My Credit Card Each Month When I Can Just Pay the Minimum Balance? What questions would you like to see me answer? Leave me a comment and let me know!