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:...
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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...
How to Protect You and Yours Against Future Crisis
Although I basically have an optimistic view of humanities capacity to survive and thrive, there will always be some kind of crisis each generation must suffer and conquer. There are always two sides (at...
The Anticipation Effect
When I was young (in the 1950’s), one of my favorite books was about a suburban Midwest family. In it the wife and husband have a chance conversation about taking a trip to Paris....
Retirement Plan Required Distribution Strategies
Rare people with pensions today are lucky in more ways than one. In my experience, with a pension you are paid a certain amount of money, usually monthly and the pension usually has a...
How to Write a Multi-generation Family Values Statement – Step One
Most of you have heard over and over again about the importance of setting and pursuing goals. It is practically a national past time on December 31 every year – to set up those...
Free Things to Do in Branson
Branson – the live music show capital of the world has much more than just shows to offer. We have a vacation condo lakeside on Table Rock Lake in the area and have explored...
What is Leadership?
According to Mark Haynes Daniell and Sara Hamilton, in Family Legacy and Leadership: Preserving True Family Wealth in Challenging Times (Wiley Finance), every family needs a leader – maybe several. Without a family leader...
Allowances
My husband and I gave our boys an allowance when they were kids. We both received an allowance and thought it was just part of what you do when you have kids. Neither of...
