I just received the preliminary results of a survey we conducted last month about how consumers are handling the economic downturn. When asked what the most extreme sacrifice they would make if... Read more »
Knowledge and drive aren’t always enough to help someone overcome their financial problems. As a recent Wall Street Journal article points out, sometimes you need a little support (group).
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“Don’t count on winning the lottery,” is something I say a lot. What I am trying to convey is that you need to plan for your financial future and stop hoping for... Read more »
Dads’ financial clichés deserve attention
It is a father’s role to help their children become responsible adults. In the process, many dads regularly offer their children advice in the... Read more »
I had to fill up my gas tank this morning with an audience of children (it was my carpool day). The kids found the shockingly high total—$58.23—to be a hot topic of... Read more »
Remember Luis and Maria Rodriguez from Sesame Street? Whatever happened to people like them? I don’t mean people who hang out with puppets, I mean people that fix stuff.
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I did a fun interview recently for CreditCards.com warning people not to obsess too much about their credit score. Here is an excerpt:
"People have a... Read more »
Earlier today, I was contacted by a reporter who was working on a story about foreclosure. MMI is HUD-approved housing counseling agency that works to educate and assist consumers facing foreclosure, so... Read more »
The speakers at Saturday’s WealthCamp have very different backgrounds, yet all seemed to convey a common message at the event: keep it simple.
The sheer volume of financial information... Read more »
On Saturday (May 31), I will be attending the first ever WealthCamp in San Francisco. WealthCamp is different than most conferences—it takes a collaborative approach by creating dialogs between a community of... Read more »