Timing the Market is a Bad Move
Timing the market is a bad move. Unless you are a student of Warren Buffet and have extensive experience in money management, I suggest forgetting about what the dollar is…
More-With-Less: A Life With Less Is A Life Worth More
I'm chiming in (a day early) on the buzz and excitement related to religion and personal finance. My best friend of twenty-five years, Paul, and his wife, Libby, write about…
Sacred Writings on Money Blogs
"A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart." -- Jonathan Swift On Sunday, the Personal Finance blogosphere went into a tizzy over a guest…
WWYD: Transition Gracefully or Get Your Digs In?
Every event life throws at us gives us the opportunity to choose our response to it. In our response and our interpretation of events is where our true power lies.…
Almost Debt Free: Leisure and Entertainment Without Incurring Debt
Last month I pondered the question if I sacrificed too much on my path to becoming debt free. Context then and context now is important. I wrote the article in…
Strategies to Help Cope with Higher Oil Prices
Laurie Flynn is a Financial Advisor with Smith Barney and is a supporter of Queercents. She's written a few posts these past weeks on the topic of investing. These are…
Do I really need a financial advisor?
You wouldn't operate on yourself, would you? Many people have asked me, "Why would I hire a financial planner? Wouldn't it be better if I just invested in 'no-load' mutual…
Where Does Your Money Go?
Recently my clients have been asking questions about budgets. The root of all their questions is really, "Where is my money going?" My catch-all professional answer is "Through consistent accounting…
Consumerism. Sinful?
I read different websites that answer this question, from the title, with varying degrees of opinions. They vary from the thought that consumerism is bad and people should throw out…
Bottled Water: Healthy Indulgence or Marketing Ploy?
"Bottled water is the fastest-growing major beverage category in the " -- Forbes magazine How much do you spend each month on bottled water? I have no idea really but…