Tag: thrift
May 19, 2020
If you’re a new graduate, taking your first steps into the adult world, here is the most important financial planning advice I can offer: Develop a millionaire mindset. This absolutely does not mean making ultra high wealth your life goal. But thinking like a...
Jul 9, 2018
Watch this video on YouTube Someone recently asked me to share my number-one financial tip that would make the greatest impact on a person’s financial well-being. For someone who can speak for hours on the topic, that’s a daunting task. I wanted to quote the...
Jul 2, 2012
Watch this video on YouTube Be frugal. Live on less than you make. Save for the future. It’s my message, and I’m sticking to it. Just in case you’re getting tired of that message, though, let’s take a look at thrift from a slightly different...
Jul 19, 2010
As I cleared our dinner table the other night, I scraped some of my uneaten veggies into the trash. I immediately heard my mother saying, “There are starving kids in India that would give their right arms to eat what you are throwing away!” She had a point. Affluence...
Apr 12, 2010
In a couple of recent columns, I have suggested that building long-term financial health means developing the habit of living on as little as 30% to a maximum of 70% of your gross earnings. I can hear the comments now: “Rick, you’re a fat cat financial...
