It's tempting to blame our financial problems on something, or someone, else. After all, if it's not your fault that you are in your current situation, you don't have to do anything to … [Read more...] about Are You Taking Responsibility for Your Finances?
Archives for February 2013
Do You Have a Legal-Isse Emergency Plan?
You’ve seen the insurance commercials featuring the “Mayhem” character. The main theme of those commercials is that you never know when disaster is going to strike and that’s why you need insurance. Th … [Read more...] about Do You Have a Legal-Isse Emergency Plan?
Are You Getting Reeled In By Deceptive Refinance Marketing?
I was reading my recent issue of Consumer Reports Money Adviser when I came across a small item on deceptive mortgage ads. I've seen a few of these myself recently. You've probably seen them as well. … [Read more...] about Are You Getting Reeled In By Deceptive Refinance Marketing?
Would Seeing Your Future Self Encourage You to Save More?
One of the tools I played around with recently was the Face Retirement tool from Merrill Edge. The application lets you take a picture of yourself, and then it ages you. You see your potential look at … [Read more...] about Would Seeing Your Future Self Encourage You to Save More?