Andy Williams – Moon River and Me
Ronald Reagan once proclaimed Andy Williams’ voice a “national treasure”. His career was in full bloom when I was reaching my late teens and early twenties. One of my best friends and I used...
Category: having it
Hiring Domestic Help
One of the benefits of having wealth is the ability to trade money for time. Multimillionaires and billionaires often hire household help – whether it be just an occasional cleaning or lawn service or...
Alone and Loving It!
One of my fears when I joined my husband in retirement is that we would be together way too much. Don’t get me wrong, togetherness in a married couple is a good thing, but...
Best of the Past
Hello all, I’m on a week of self discovery this week and so am going to avoid writing one post and instead, give you a tour of the best of the past years posts...
Clutter, Clutter Everywhere
The average house size in the 1950’s (according to The Swelling McMansion Backlash on msn.com) was 983 square feet. I lived in one of those with my brother and parents. It had 784 square feet. We...
How to Teach Your Child About Credit
In Prepare Your Child to Leave the Nest , we talked about the need to teach your kids the mechanics and values related to money. As we noted, it is a process, not an event. Over...
Banking Perks for the Affluent
Maybe you aren’t a mega millionaire but you have a nice nest egg put aside, maybe as much as a quarter of a million or more – or perhaps as ‘little’ as $100K. If...
Too Poor for a Private Bank? No Worries, Use the Next Best Thing
Did you know that there are institutions which cater to the very rich? Of course you did. But you probably haven’t encountered private banking. They have been around for a while and offer their...
The Family Office – An Insider’s View
Have you ever wondered what a family office is really like? Jonathan Galt, financial analyst for a multifamily office as well as the owner and main blogger at Save 100K.com shared his insights with me...
Need a Loan? Make the Case to your Family Bank.
Although interest rates on loans are low these days, the approval process to get the loan can be interesting. Credit card rates are as high as ever and lets not even talk about student...
