Personal Finances

I don’t envy people who do not own a home at this point, it rarely feels like a good time to buy especially if you live in a major city, almost anywhere in the world.… Read More »Should You Buy a House Right Now?

Marriage and Money are two of the most important things in life! And sadly they can either reinforce one another or destroy one another. Marriage and money are strange things, because people don’t like to… Read More »Marriage and Money – Questions to Ask

There is the simple answer to this question and the more complex one. The simple answer it 1 – 3 months of your expenses, boom! done time to move on… Were you looking for some… Read More »How Much Should a Person Have Saved in Their Emergency Fund?

The other day I was admiring a person’s awesome dune buggy they had on the back of their trailer and I thought, “Man, that would be fun to own!” Followed by, “Man, where would I… Read More »The Simple Life is the Cheaper Life

I think there is a mistake many of us get caught up in with our money. We tend to think more about how to earn more money today or think about how it is being… Read More »Survive First then Get Rich

So gold… in the investment world this is a touchy subject, there are people called “Gold Bugs” who love gold, they call it the only real money. There are many others that hate it, saying… Read More »Gold, What is it Good For?

How to Build a Six Month Emergency Fund… Step 1: THE NUMBER – As with almost all aspects of your financial life the sad truth is you need some kind of budget. Most people don’t… Read More »Four Steps to Build an Emergency Fund

So what should you do with that tax refund you might be getting, or already got? Save it. The end. Ha, Ha… okay but seriously, here would be my hierarchy of financial needs. It might… Read More »What to do with your Tax Refund

So as you probably know, the IRS through their benevolence (they were probably forced to by congress) allows you to deduct donations from your income. There are a lot of rules around this of course.… Read More »Donate Your Stuff and Save on Your Taxes!

My home state is California. Over the past 10 years or so I’ve made an active decision not to invest here, particularly in real estate. There are several reasons for this, some are California specific… Read More »Why I Invest outside of California