In the midst of all of this talk of financial apocalypse - which is probably a little bit overstated - I realized that the idea of saving money in times of crisis is a lot different from saving money in a time of plenty.

Everyone understands that being engaged in your work, life, family and self is key to a happy life. Nobody thinks that you’ll be perfectly fulfilled without a balance - everyone needs to be happy with their family, but you also need outside...

Why does everyone love Roth IRAs so much? Is it the romantic ideal of a tax-free withdrawal in your old age?; Is it a vision of tax-free growth stretching off into the future?

I’m sure I butchered that title, somehow. I don’t speak Spanish.  What I know I’ve learned from Dora, and I’m not sure that girl is playing with all her marbles, linguistically speaking.  I would never think to claim I could speak Spanish, for any...

Many of the choices we make in terms of the substances we ingest determine our health, of course, but also influence our wealth, happiness and emotions. A lot of the “ingestibles” in America are really bad for you. This is not solely an American...

“Most people would rather live within their means rather than expand their means.” – Robert Kiyosaki, Retire Young, Retire Rich Most of us would rather be rich than poor. Rich may not mean monetarily rich – it may mean experiences, family,...

If you read more than one blog, I’m sure you’ve already read several “Happy Thanksgiving” posts, but I’ll add one more – hope everyone enjoyed a couple of days of wassail and sodality (and yes, I know I’m not using that word in exactly...

By Curmudgeon.  Just to make sure none of my anxious relatives read this and think this is me, I’ll repeat – no, I didn’t write this.  That having been said, Curmudgeon has a few important notes about health care in America that we’d all be better...