Saving
Lifestyle Creep: The Ultimate Adversary To Building Wealth
The key to building wealth is really quite simple. Live within your means, save and invest 10-20% of your earnings, and repeat that process for 30-40 years. If you can do those few things, you WILL be wealthy. Unfortunately, so many families struggle to accomplish this. The biggest hurdle to building wealth is what I call…
Read MoreAn interesting way to determine if you are saving enough
Fidelity recently put out this rule of thumb for how much people should have in retirement for every age. It’s an interesting and easy way to make sure you are on track. Fidelity Retirement Rule of Thumb
Read MoreVerisail’s Secret Revealed. Step 4 To Financial Freedom – Insurance
“We insure against what can go wrong in order to acquire the luxury of investing for what can go right!” Nick Murray Nobody likes talking about death, disability, or the bad things that can happen in life. But, that does not mean they aren’t important to consider. Last week, we talked about Retirement planning and the…
Read MoreVerisail’s Secret Revealed. Step 3- Retirement
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” –Benjamin Franklin Last week, we talked about Cash Flow and the importance of spending less than you earn. Often, we find ourselves living paycheck to paycheck because we have never practiced the skill of delayed gratification. Retirement is very similar. Planning for retirement often…
Read MoreSaving in your 30’s
In your 30s, you start feeling like an adult. You may be married and have a family by now. You may be starting to really hit your stride career wise. Or you are considering buying a house or starting a business. With all of these new responsibilities, it is critical to have a structured game…
Read MoreSaving in your 20’s
The trouble with investing in your 20s is that you are experiencing so much change in a rather compressed amount of time. You are starting your career, getting married, having kids, etc. Despite the difficulty, your 20s are a crucial stage when you probably have more control over your cash flow than you will later…
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