Author: Marie

Pros and Cons of Starting a Family Investment

Our family has tossed around the idea of building some sort of financial investment together – whether that be through joint ownership of a rental property; building a family trust (aka ‘family bank’) or...

Do You Want to Live in a Gated Community?

A while back, a friend invited me to participate with her in the annual garage sale event of a local gated golf community. In between greeting and selling to the garage sale shoppers, we...

I’m Speaking at FinCon13!!

As a blogger, I love getting in contact with others who also blog – especially if it is about money and finances! The owner of PT Money Phil Taylor has for the past several...

How to Earn Money After You Die

Did you know that Forbes has a list of top earning dead celebrates? Thirteen dead stars earned a combined amount over half a BILLION dollars, after they died, just in the past 12 months....

9/11

How quickly time passes.  It has been 12 years since the attack on America by foreign terrorists occurred, killing thousands of ordinary citizens going about their normal daily routines. As CNBC pointed out this...

Grandma Rie’s 2013 Money Camp – Part Three

Teaching the next generation to successfully handle money and personal finances is normally a family responsibility. Although parents bear much of the burden to teach, train and model good personal finance, extended family members...

Grandma Rie’s 2013 Money Camp – Part Two

Teaching the next generation to successfully handle money and personal finances is normally a family responsibility. Although parents bear much of the burden to teach, train and model good personal finance, extended family members...

Review of: Soldier of Finance

Soldier of Finance – Take Charge of Your Money and Invest in Your Future by Jeff Rose. Get yours on Jeff’s site . Summary: Written by an ex-soldier and Certified Financial Planner, this book covers...

Why Do Some Families Stay Poor?

What is it that allows some folks to claw their way out of poverty while others just seem to get stuck there, for generations? My spouse says it is attitude. I suspect there is...