I started a series on financial regrets highlighting mistakes and/or financial regrets I made over the years but as part of the new year, I have been doing some retrospective look at the positive things in my financial life and I had some memorable moments worth sharing. Washington D.C. I started my first real corporate…
Personal Finance Lessons From Older Americans
I attribute my personal finance success to essentially other people. Over the years I learned so much from people who had higher net worth, education and success than I had but I equally learned as much from people on the other end of the spectrum. I came across this video that shows some personal finance…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – December Edition
I am at a plateau. I have lost about 25 lbs and that seems to be a hard limit for me right now based on my 5 mg subscription. I had intended on bumping up my dosage to 7.5 mg at my next subscription refill but I opted for another 90 days at 5 mg…
Over Tourism Is A Serious Problem
My family and I just got back from visiting our son in Europe. I spent most of December there because I wanted to go on a road trip with my son. We visited The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and when the rest of the family came, we went to Paris, France. Nearly all the places…
Happy New Year’s 2025!
I hope you’ve had a great 2024 and may you have a fabulous 2025!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Best wishes this holiday season to everyone!
U.S. Filial Responsibility Laws
As millions of people across America gather for the holidays this season, I have been exploring all aspects of retirement and came across some interesting information regarding filial laws. Filial Laws What are Familial Laws? Filial responsibility laws (filial support laws, filial piety laws) are laws in the United States that impose a duty, usually upon adult children, for…
Real Estate Rentals: Best Appliances
I finally caught a break from my vacation in Europe. I came across this great video from Coach Carson on the best appliances for property rentals that’s worth watching if you’re a landlord. I took some notes for future reference so I hope you found this as helpful as I have.
Bogleheads Conference 2024 on YouTube
The Bogleheads 2024 Conference is now on YouTube. This is a great resource to hear from various investors and their ideas and well worth your time, especially if you’re young or new to investing. As a reminder, I am traveling through Europe and won’t be able to approve comments or update posts but there is…
2024 Year End Reflections
It’s not exactly the end of the year but I’m writing this post now because I’ll be in Europe for most of December and I have a busy itinerary so I doubt I’ll have time to write too many posts. Here are the most important reflections for me in 2024 from a personal finance perspective….