Misc.
What Would You Do If You Had a Million Dollars…to Give Away?
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“I have listened to thousands of sermons on the urgent need to give. I find myself wondering why it is that preachers never talk about how much fun it is to give….” – Jon M. Huntsman Sr. Every few months the country catches Powerball fever. This happens when there hasn’t been a winner for a…
Budgeting
Keep Score – Weekly Money Quote (May 30, 2016)
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Misc., Money Parables
Fireflies Looking for Love and Avoiding Investment Scams
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“The best way to spot investment fraud is the promise of safety and very high returns. If someone offers you this, turn 180 degrees and do not walk – run.” – William Bernstein In his book Think Twice, Michael J. Mauboussin writes about Stephen Greenspan, a psychology professor who spent a good portion of his…
Misc.
You Are a Money Manager – Weekly Money Quote (May 23, 2016)
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Money Parables, Saving
A Picture is Worth…? Use this Tool to Turn the Future You into a Millionaire
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You know a picture is worth a thousand words, but could it also be worth a million dollars? If so, what does a million dollar picture look like? My daughter Savannah and I found out last summer when we wandered into famous nature photographer Peter Lik’s gallery in Las Vegas. I love the outdoors and…
Misc.
Money & Cake – Weekly Money Quote (May 8, 2016)
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Debt, Investing, Misc., Money Parables, Saving
Back to the Future: Money and Time Travel
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“The essence of finance is time travel. Saving is about moving resources from the present into the future. Financing is about moving resources from the future into the present.” – Matt Levine, Financial Journalist One of my favorite movies is Back to the Future. The movie is about Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), an average American…
Investing
Investing is Better than Spending – Weekly Money Quote (May 2, 2016)
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Misc., Money Parables
“Her Name Was Dottie”: Life’s Final Exam is Not About Net Worth but About Treating Others as People of Worth
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It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. – John Andrew Holmes, US congressman and senator in the early 1800s Managing our money wisely is a necessary ingredient to a happy life, but certainly not the most important ingredient. I was reminded of this again last month…