Tag: financial independence
May 11, 2026
When you think about building wealth or financial success, what’s your “freedom number?” This is the term that financial planner and therapist Prudence Zhu uses for what is often called “financial independence.” It means having enough passive income to live on without...
Jun 24, 2019
Play Wisely With FIRE MovementWatch this video on YouTube “What do you think of the FIRE movement?” a reporter asked me recently. I told her I was ambivalent about it. The FIRE acronym in this context stands for “Financial Independence, Retire...
May 25, 2015
Financial Planning for Young Adults - Getting StartedWatch this video on YouTube The daughter of one of my clients left home right after high school graduation for a full-time job and part-time college classes. As she was settling into her first apartment, she told...
Dec 30, 2013
Are One in Five Americans the "New Rich"? Not Exactly.Watch this video on YouTube The surest road to financial success and independence is a long one. That path includes working hard at a career you enjoy, living on less than you earn, taking educated and...
