I’ve lost track of how many different iPhones I’ve owned in my life. I’m a ride or die Apple nerd so you know I scooped up the new iPhone 11 Pro Max post haste. While the new camera is absolutely bonkers, I’m not quite sure what it offers above and beyond what my previous iPhone[…]
Conversations between family members about money are taboo and highly stigmatized, even today. So I always find it fascinating when people plan their financial future around the death of their parents knowing that, in all likelihood, they haven’t had a single discussion with them about their finances. Maybe they helped you with a down payment[…]
Investing is now a commodity. If you think differently, you’re in denial. Take a look around, the market is flooded with investment products and platforms capable of getting you properly invested for little to no cost at all. It’s true. You can own a fully diversified portfolio of mutual funds for free. Obviously, not everyone[…]
While out on *paternity leave*, my wife DM’ed an article from The Cut titled “How Much Money Means You Don’t Have to Worry?” by Caragh Poh. Poh pens a captivating story about what it was like growing up in lower-middle class family, knowing that she was not necessarily poor, but at the same time, she[…]
It must have been my eighth trip to the New York Stock Exchange. Each time I step on to the floor, I close my eyes and try to imagine what it must have been like to get wrapped up in a typhoon of traders dashing across the exchange to fill their orders before the closing[…]
As a generation, Millennials are unique. Our racial makeup is diverse. Our educational accomplishments are unparalleled. Our attitudes toward marriage are, let’s just say, overly cautious. Like I said, Millennials are unique group. However, it’s our resilience that makes us special. Our maiden voyage into adulthood was immediately greeted by the rough seas of The[…]
From a young age my brother and I had the good fortune of being introduced to personal computing. We were hooked the moment our eyes feasted upon the monochromatic display of our Tandy 8088, which was an extremely progressive and generous holiday gift to get from one’s grandfather. To me, our home computer was a[…]
Hanging out on the floor of the NYSE with the Cheddar crew is not a bad way to spend your Halloween birthday. Speaking of holidays and celebrations, I was able to give some evergreen advice on holiday spending and, well, spending in general. This is at least 70% of personal finance in 5 minutes. Ready[…]
According to my SEO professionals, there are a lot of Google searches out there on how to save a million dollars. Many of these searches will have you stumble across financial blogs where so called “financial experts” pawn off sensational stories of uncomfortable austerity and radical savings schemes (or as they think of it, practical[…]
Growing up, many of my summer vacations revolved around my father qualifying for his company’s national conference. By meeting certain production requirements, we would get to travel to a big city and then hop in a minivan to explore whatever part of the country we were in at the time. Thanks to AAA and their TripTik, my dad[…]