by Lori Atwood | Nov 17, 2021 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
You may be hearing a lot more suddenly about mutual funds and fees. You may even be hearing about how it’s more efficient to be in index funds because their fees are lower. I’ve even sent out the excellent piece by John Oliver on retirement funds and fees. But the...
by Lori Atwood | May 16, 2018 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
Have you ever heard the old adage, “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should?” Well, it’s especially appropriate when it comes to personal finance. Just because the bank will lend you a certain amount does not mean you should take it. Live beneath...
by Lori Atwood | Oct 16, 2017 | Financial Fitness
It may be because I’m in personal finance that I feel like everyone and their cousin is podcasting, writing books, and doing videos about finance. There are a lot of voices out there and it’s hard to sift through them all, but I have found a few podcasts I really...
by Lori Atwood | Apr 19, 2016 | Financial Fitness
I’ve spoken about this before: where people go off the rails on their household finances is when they do not have a small Rainy Day Fund for things like brake jobs and root canals AND when they over spend on discretionary items. Today we’re talking about discretionary...
by Lori Atwood | Mar 26, 2014 | Financial Fitness, Teaching Children about Personal Finance
Things that are good for you are generally good for your wallet. Now, I don’t mean things that bring you momentary or instant gratification (i.e. cupcakes, shoes, new cars, etc.). I’m talking about habits, routines, and consistent behaviors that are good for you NOW,...