Back in the day, when people retired, they would typically downsize their family home in favor of something smaller and more affordable. I mean, after the nest is empty, what's the point in having a huge home when it's just two people? It just makes sense to downsize. There's less cleaning [...]

Most people who have never traveled have a good reason - they say they just can't afford it.  It's true that for some folks, covering their basic expenses leaves them with too little to travel. However, the reality is that most people CAN travel. They just need to plan for it. [...]

Planning for the longest vacation of your life (aka retirement) can be extremely daunting, and if you don't do it right, you could end up running out of money when you need it the most.  I've said it many times before, but we just don't get educated enough about personal finances.  [...]

I came across this article in USAToday that is a potential game-changer in how credit scores get reported, and I just had to share it with you. Currently, credit scores are managed by three different institutions - Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian. As you may have experienced, these three companies will often provide the same person [...]

Over the last two days, I explained how 90s sitcoms give us a nostalgic, if not confusing, look at what life was like in the idealized American Dream that is television. Many of the tropes that they use in TV shows have questionable sustainability if viewed from today's standards. From expensive [...]

Everyone has seen, or at least heard of, the sitcom "Friends." It was one of the high points of television during its run from 1994 to 2004 because it encapsulated the quintessential mid-90s experience. But, if you look at it and other shows from the era and imagine how they'd work today, [...]

Wouldn't money for nothing be the best thing ever? Dire Straits had the right idea (and a few wrong ones) with their 1988 rock hit. Today though, I want to pay homage not to the band but to MTV, which was famously referenced in words sung by Sting in "Money For [...]

Today is the final email in my one-sentence money tips series. So, we’re diving right in with: Don’t be thrilled that the credit card you’re paying 22% interest on offers 1% cashback on all purchases. I’ll keep this one simple. Credit card rewards may seem great, but they’re not doing anything [...]

You only have to open up Facebook and scroll for a few seconds to see the importance of the next tip in this week’s money tip series: Read more books and fewer articles. The amount of information available to us has never been higher, thanks to the rise of the internet. [...]