Mexico City. When most people who haven’t been there imagine it, they think of a dirty, polluted, third-world metropolis. The reality couldn’t be further from the truth. While there’s no doubt Mexico City has some issues with poverty, traffic, and pollution, it is also chock-full of beautiful places on par with Manhattan, London, and other large cities all over the world.
When someone resolves to become fit, and they declare to their friends that they are going to go on a diet, what is our response? If you’re like me, you enthusiastically encourage them, and are filled with a sense of…
August was a kick-ass month. I’m not even kidding! I bought as scheduled, so even though my investments are worth less, I have lots more shares, purchased at a steep discount.
If you’re reading this blog, or even just skimming the post titles, you might accuse me of living in a fantasy land of post-retirement dreams. Let me tell you why I think that’s a good thing.
Five places to retire in France. From the Alps to the sunny south, France can be an affordable retirement location for everyone.
If the grocery store is willing to manipulate you to get you to spend more money on less healthy food, surely there must be a way to get maximum savings out of the store, right? Let’s brainstorm some frugal grocery shopping tips that should have us coming out ahead at the market.
Thanks to those who entered my little giveaway! In the end, there were two entrants. To make the drawing fair, I visited random.org, and used their random number generator tool to pick a number between 1 and 2. Here was the…
Fear confines us. It’s a prison of our own making, and it’s one reason that many people never get far from the communities and places they were born. There are legitimate reasons for fear. What’s important is that we exercise caution in proportion to risk.
Gather round, self-employed people. If you’re not contributing to an Individual 401(k) (also called a Solo 401k) and your goal is early retirement, I am about to change your life.
Let me introduce you to someone who spends more than he earns, much of it on holding off the crushing wall of debt he’s accumulated. He vacations wastefully, owns two vehicles, and thinks he’s entitled to luxuries like a new computer every year and the newest model of smartphone on the release date. Not only does he not save for retirement, but the very thought of saving seems impossible.