How Much Should You Be Saving for Retirement, in Plain English…

How Much Should You Be Saving for Retirement, in Plain English…

by Lori Atwood | Aug 19, 2021 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other

Did you know if you plan to live for about 20 years in retirement and want to have about today’s equivalent of $120,000/year after-tax, you need to have about $2 million saved (assuming no social security or other pension money, no inflation and a modest growth rate...
First Mistake in Salary or Freelance Fee Negotiations

First Mistake in Salary or Freelance Fee Negotiations

by Lori Atwood | Sep 3, 2014 | Financial Fitness, Personal Negotiation

In honor of Labor Day, let’s discuss salaries and pay. Negotiating salaries, project work or freelance pay all have one thing in common besides creating anxiety for most people; they all involve numbers. The responsibility of naming a value belongs to the person who...
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