How to not fail at moneying

Nobody wants to fail.  Not consciously anyway. But sometimes not changing is easier than changing. We’ve all experienced this, right? It’s easier to stay in bed than get up and go for a run. It’s easier to leave our money in the old company 401k than figure out what to do with it. It’s easier…

What is Money Wisdom?

Over the many, many, MANY years I’ve been in financial services, I have learned some stuff. There are people who think they are “wise” about money and who might know some stuff, but who I wouldn’t consider wise. And there are people who feel clueless yet are doing very well. I like to compare this…

When financial advice doesn’t apply

Traditional money advice sometimes bugs the crap out of me. Imagine what we’ve been going through these past several months — nothing that “traditional” personal finance can really speak to there, right? So-called money experts often come up with these silly ideas that are supposed to help you get control of your money. Did you…