My January blog post was all about making 2020 a decade without debt. Then COVID-19 showed up and took out our economy. As I sit here on my couch writing this, I wonder how long the epidemic will last and how long it will take us to recover, economically....
Lately, there have been a rash of books, blogs, websites and podcasts talking about how to achieve financial independence, (“FI” for short). I, for one, have spent a lot of time reading about it as part of my personal finance journey. To begin with, I...
As a bankruptcy attorney, and a former prosecutor, I’ve seen plenty of circumstances regarding identity theft. These days, identity theft is growing steadily because so much of what we do in our daily lives is electronic. In my opinion, you can’t...
Hello June! We are officially in the summer months and halfway through 2019. We’re also in the throes of what I affectionately refer to as “The Bermuda Triangle of Debt” season. From the middle of May until the middle of June, it’s time for...
Recently I read a book that really hit home for me. The book is called Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado. If you’ve ever experienced what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck, this book could read like an autobiography. On the...
Anyone who has been following my content knows I come from a poor family. I am the youngest of four kids and my parents divorced when I was eight. Neither of my parents were great with money so, after the divorce things were even tighter than they were before. Half...
