Volatile markets make people jittery. According to AARP magazine 76% of boomers are worried about money. When people make fear-based decisions, they are usually poor decisions. So how can you calm down and make sound financial choices in turbulent times? Here are 5 money stress-busting ... Read More »
Is Your Financial Plan on Autopilot?
Every Tuesday I drive into downtown Chicago to consult at Metropolitan Capital Bank. I park in the same garage, on the same floor every time so I don’t risk forgetting where I parked my car. The other day I got into the elevator on the 6th floor and pushed the 1st Floor button as I do each Tuesday ... Read More »
How to Bring Peace to Your Commute
I am reading a fabulous book about the benefits of giving – Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Healthier and Happier Life by the Simple Act of Giving by Stephen Post and Jill Neimark. There are wonderful, quantifiable benefits for those that do kind acts for others. I just ... Read More »
One of the Most Dangerous Thoughts You Can Have About Money
My friend Julie recently told me the story about when her 8 year-old daughter Kate came home from school and declared that she was bad at math. Julie could not believe her ears. Why would a 3rd grader think she was bad at math? Julie immediately pulled out Kate’s standardized test results to ... Read More »
The Best April Fools Prank
On April Fools Day my 11 year old daughter Amy changed the language on my son’s cell phone to Chinese. Not only could he not read his text messages, he could not read the prompts on the phone to change the language back to English. There isn’t much more upsetting for a 14 year old than to have a ... Read More »
