by Elisabeth on February 2, 2012
There you are, in unfamiliar territory (US or abroad), frustrated by the fact that the credit or debit card you had planned on using isn’t going through at a local restaurant or hotel. Now what do you do? The one thing you do NOT want to have trouble with while traveling, especially out of the [...]
by Elisabeth on January 5, 2012
A Financially Literate Society – The Five Critical Missing Pieces If it’s one thing most of us adults are painfully aware of, it’s that we weren’t taught how to manage or invest our money when we were young so that we could live independent, financially free lives as adults. We went to school ‘assuming’ we [...]
by Elisabeth on December 15, 2011
I find it absolutely amusing that so many financial planners, financial newsletters writers and money magazines editors continue to tell people they just need to start saving more money, thinking this will actually have an affect on their behavior. As you probably have already guessed, this approach doesn’t work very well. I know this is [...]
by Elisabeth on December 14, 2011
Somewhere on our website or in an email of ours we have the question, “What is the single biggest question when it comes to creating financial freedom for yourself or teaching your kids about money?” And on occasion, someone sends us their question. This one was so basically wonderful, I had to post our short answers [...]