One of my tennis partners is also a local surgeon. His daughter is a LSU medical student also aspiring to become a surgeon. I recently spoke with her and her boyfriend (also a medical student and good tennis player too) recently. They were excited about finishing up their first year of school (especially gross anatomy). As you can imagine, our
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I recently read the hard to find book, Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth by Nick Murray. In it, he discussed four behavioral tactics to be practiced during different “seasons” of one’s investing lifetime. One of the behaviors was: “Invest the same amounts monthly, in the same funds, so as to harness the power of dollar cost averaging.” He gave a great
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One of the most important things we can do as parents is teach our kids the necessary skills to get them ready to enter the real world. I wish someone would have forced me to learn the three main ones I think are critical no matter what field you choose: Marketing Sales Customer Service One of the things my kids
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To say we love going to Disney World would be an understatement. Well, I take that back. My kids and I love going but not so much Mrs. Debt Free. I’ve written several times about how spending money on experiences brings more happiness than buying stuff. If you’re looking for an experience to take your kids or grandkids on, consider
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Ok, Ok. I admit. I’m a bit biased on today’s topic regarding one of the best personal finance podcasts you should listen to. Denis and Katie over at the Chain Of Wealth recently reached out to yours truly for a podcast interview on their site. They’ve recorded over 150 episodes talking with members of the personal finance and FIRE community.
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When you hear about someone being a millionaire, you typically don’t picture them as being frugal. The phrase, “Frugal millionaire” is not something that typically goes together such as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich does. But, if you’ve read books such as “The Millionaire Next Door” and Chris Hogan’s new book, “Everyday Millionaires,” you’d have a different outlook on
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