You can take control over your insurance needs and your money by recognizing that you yourself can become self-insured. Insurance is expensive, isn’t it? I know my car insurance just went up by about 15% this year, and that’s not … Read More … Read More
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Why you want to build a financial team
Why a terrible savings account rate is actually just fine
Falling interest rates may seem like a concern, but it helps to illustrate what savings accounts are really for. I’ve also long talked about how you can use an online savings bank to get much higher interest rates than with … Read More … Read More
It’s time to create your own unemployment insurance
If you’re employed, you have the option to create your own unemployment insurance that’s even more flexible than what you get through work. Some people don’t seem to understand what “getting unemployment” is all about. Unemployment is a kind of … Read More … Read More
I want you to be your own insurer
As I’ve stated before, I have a natural built-in aversion to many insurance products. Mainly, this is because they are so heavily marketed and advertised (and you know how I feel about that). I just am usually not convinced that … Read More … Read More
Can your money ever really be safe?
I feel like there are a lot more radio programs of a financial nature than there used to be. This might be a confirmation bias, in that I’m seeking these things out. I could just as easily say that I … Read More … Read More
Pay less now, or pay more later, your choice
There are lots of ways to spend more money than you have to. One of the easiest ways to do that is to buy something before you have the money for it. And there are oodles of ways to do … Read More … Read More
The worrying connection between long-term care insurance and the Roth IRA
Is long-term care insurance still a going concern?
Where do you put short-term savings?
I was asked this question recently: “I have about $10,000 that I don’t need to touch for a while, and I was thinking of investing it so I could make the most of it. Where do you recommend I put … Read More … Read More