Tax Lien Sales – What Happens When the House Lien Doesn’t Sell?
A few years back, I went to our county’s tax lien sale – mainly to see what it was like. A tax liens sale is what a county does to try to collect unpaid...
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How to Be Penny Wise but Pound Foolish
Have you ever hear the phrase, “Penny wise, pound foolish?” Mom used to use it (among many others!). It means that you are watching your small stuff like a hawk but not taking care...
How to Teach Your Child to Delay Gratification
Before 2008, delaying gratification seemed to be a lost art. Why delay gratification when you can have it all now – after all, you only go around once, right? Since the great recession, (some)...
The Most Important Key to Wealth
How to get rich (preferably fast!) is a topic much debated. Start your own business, add multiple income sources, win the lottery, get the right job in the right field, write a best seller,...
Review of: Learn to Earn
Learn to Earn A Beginner’s Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business by Peter Lynch and John Rothchild Summary: Peter Lynch, who grew Fidelity’s Magellon mutual fund from 18 million to 14 billion...
Develop Healthy Family Savings Habits
American families generally focus on the single family unit when developing savings habits and planning for the future. But often savings habits are passed on from one generation to the next and may be...
Junior Achievement Still Teaches Financial Literacy
Teaching kids about money and finances is becoming much more mainstream today than it used to be. Public schools are offering personal finance classes. Numerous websites advocate for financial literacy and various institutions and...
How to Teach Persistence
One of the key traits in becoming a millionaire (or indeed in any pursuit) involves persistence. Without it, you are likely to fail at earning or accumulating that much money. As Thomas Edison said:...
How to Get the Best Deal on Vacation Rentals
After owning a vacation rental for several years, I have discovered a few ways folks use to get deals and discounts on their vacation lodging. Here are my ‘insider’ tips. Negotiate. Unless you are...
What Can a Pre-Schooler Learn About Finances?
You may think your 2 – 5 year old child is way too young to start building a firm financial foundation, but there are many things they can and will learn as pre-schoolers, and...
