Grief, Growth, and Gratitude

You may have noticed that it has been a long time since I last wrote a blog post. A lot has transpired during that period. As some of you may know, my wife Marge was diagnosed with cancer (Sarcoma) in early 2019. She underwent multiple surgeries, radiation treatment and chemotherapy for over two years. She always maintained a positive attitude throughout this difficult period. Unfortunately, the cancer was persistent, and she passed away in July of 2021. The Benefits of Continue Reading →

The Financial Basics – Where to Start

In my last post – What is Your Why? – I discussed a systematic approach to discover the root reason driving each of us to strive toward improving our financial lives. What will be the guiding principal to focus on while traveling the path toward achieving financial goals? In today’s post we will take the first step on the path to gaining full control over our finances. First, we must determine our present location – where are we starting from? Continue Reading →

What Is Your Why?

As you may have gathered from my previous blog posts, I am passionate about teaching financial literacy to others – particularly the next generation, which includes my daughter. One of my outlets for this is teaching a financial literacy class to high school seniors at our local public high school. We cover many key topics including tracking spending, calculating and monitoring net worth, discussing various assets and liabilities, understanding interest and compounding, appropriate insurance coverage, personal income taxes, etc. It Continue Reading →