Set Your Financial Redlines
I learned the power of a flashing red light one night when I was flying home. My company had chartered a small prop plane for several executives and me. With …
The retirement Secret Sauce
Let me say something radical about how to have a successful retirement. I’ve read a lot of retirement books touting the “keys to a successful retirement.” Some have great ideas. …
Prophets, Predictions and Your Money
When I was growing up my parents took me to a church where I heard a lot of scary sermons. Perhaps taking a little too much liberty with some symbolic …
Pandemic Lessons
One of my favorite quotes that sums up last year is, “2020 is like looking both ways before crossing the street then getting hit by an airplane.” I just got …
Smart Money with Purpose: Retiree Interview Number 1
I really enjoy reading C. S. Lewis’s insights on true friendship. He focuses on a true friendship being based on a central question: “Do you see the same truth?” For …
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When Retirement fails
I opened up my Wall Street Journal a few years ago and was startled to see a friend of mine pictured sitting on a Harley Davidson. The story was on …
Cancel Culture Strikes Smart Money with Purpose
Oh no! Cancel culture has aimed its fire at SMWP. For the second time the SMWP Twitter account was locked. As you can see below, I was able to find …
how the best story wins
I was fascinated to read about an author named Yuval Noah Harari who has sold over 27 million books. His bestselling book is called Sapiens, which is an anthropology book …
timeless money wisdom
A Word to the Wise is Enough -Poor Richard I love the pithy sayings of Benjamin Franklin. Using the pseudonym of “Poor Richard,” Franklin published his Almanack from 1733 to …
Real estate gone wild
There is something very emotional about how we think about the value of our own home compared to other investments. Conversations like the one my wife and I had a …