Tweet Yesterday was a great day. I spent the day with my girlfriend Julie, doing some wine-tasting along the Finger Lakes Wine Trail in upstate New York. This area is known for wineries dotted along the lakes, where you can … Continue reading
Tweet According to the Consumer Expenditure Survey of 2009, American households spent an average of $3,753 on food at home. This equates to a little over $300 a month, and between you and me, that sounds a little low. Regardless, … Continue reading
Tweet Do you have a population of employees that are still on the sidelines regarding participating in your retirement plan? According to a recent study by Aon Hewitt, 76% of eligible employees participated in their company’s DC plan in 2010, … Continue reading
Tweet Driving to Lake Tahoe last weekend, I heard a radio ad from a mortgage company going on and on about how we should call them immediately to refinance our fixed rate mortgages since the variable rates are dirt cheap … Continue reading
Tweet What started out as a quick thought about a depressing article on the difficulty younger generations may face preparing for retirement, has now become a mini-series about some of the positive trends I see, and today’s thoughts (the last … Continue reading
Tweet “What checking account pays 4%?” asked my colleague incredulously. I had just done a practice run through of a workshop on basic money management skills and had mentioned that there were rewards checking accounts that paid interest rates as … Continue reading
Tweet Let’s get to the root of the problem. Our national problem with debt belongs to us all. It is a startling fact that the aggregate amount owed by U.S. consumers to their creditors is approximately equal to, if not … Continue reading
Tweet If there is anything good that has come out of the recession, it’s that Americans seem to be more self conscious of their spending habits. I hear from people everyday who espouse the virtues of living below their means, … Continue reading
Tweet Since I specialize in workplace financial education, I typically write about what’s going on in the HR world. But, last month something happened to my family that’s so shocking I just had to share our experience. My father had … Continue reading
