Everything in life is a trade-off. We may buy a smaller home so that we can afford to send our children to private school. Or perhaps we keep an older car to be able travel more. Retirement planning is really no different, it just has a longer lead-time.
As I’ve talked about before, [...]
Since I wrote about my use of Quicken, I’ve received questions from several readers about other options for personal finance and budgeting. Since I’ve only used Quicken (and for many years), I was hoping some of you could comment on what other programs you’ve used and your likes/dislikes. Do you use Wesabe, Microsoft [...]
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I admit it. I love Quicken. But it wasn’t always this way. I was dragged, kicking and screaming, into the world of personal finance software about 10 years ago. I didn’t really want to try it, but was shamed into it. It’s not that I didn’t want to track [...]
This topic can be a bit of a hot potato amongst financial experts. Dave Ramsey is adamantly opposed to the use of credit cards. I respectfully disagree with his position - sure, there are some folks who will always go hog-wild charging to their card and these people should steer clear of [...]
It is no secret that one of the keys to financial success, and in fact to a successful retirement, is planning. For any important event in our lives, we plan and prepare. We don’t buy a car without at least a little research or comparison shopping. We don’t buy or sell a [...]
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