Getting the Most Out of Life and Money
Curating and sharing stories, lessons learned, tips, secrets, hacks and more on how to get the most out of life and money.
Revisit Estate Planning When Divorcing
Carefully Revisit Estate Planning When Divorcing There is a lot to think about when divorcing. Don't put off estate planning. Prioritize it. Member/Contributor: Julia Long - Connect with Julia! Get Involved with Plenteous Financial Forum
What You Own Owe and Want
What You Own Owe and Want When dividing marital assets, think in terms of three buckets... What you own. What you owe. What you want. Member/Contributor: Afi Johnson-Parris - Connect with Afi! Get Involved with Plenteous Financial Forum
Create a Reverse Budget
Create a Reverse Budget When Cash Flow Planning When you want to get a better grip on net savings, begin by finding out where the money is going. Create a Reverse Budget When Cash Flow Planning Member/Contributor: Keith Hiatt - Connect with Keith! Get Involved with Plenteous Financial Forum
For Easy Tax-Advantaged Charitable Gifting, Consider This
For Easy Tax-Advantaged Charitable Gifting, Consider This Consider retirement accounts when making charitable gifts in life and/or at death. Creative thinking when making charitable gifts allows you to maximize your overall contribution to your favorite charity by making a tax-free contributing a tax-free portion on which your heirs would have owed taxes. Member/Contributor: Jennifer Noble - Connect with Jennifer! Get Involved with Plenteous Financial Forum [...]
Go At Your Own Pace
Go At Your Own Pace Do what is right for you - when you are ready. As a financial advisor to a person going through the shattering experience of losing the most important person in their life, I consistently sense the surviving spouse's feeling of being overwhelmed with worry over missing steps, deadlines or dates. After all, in most cases, it is their first time being faced with the [...]
Choose the Right Credit Card for You
Choose the Right Credit Card for You With disciplined spending, the right credit card can provide significant benefits. Choose the right one for you to reap the benefits! While there is a lot of bad press about the trouble people can get into with credit cards, they can be helpful in establish credit, defer expenses until due, adding convenience and providing benefits. It is those benefits I would [...]
Carefully Choose Real Foods
Carefully Choose Real Foods Making a choice in favor of cheaper processed foods, over real foods, could save you now and cost you later! Understand the true costs of real versus processed foods when deciding what to put in your grocery cart. A real food is a whole, single-ingredient food. It is mostly unprocessed, free of chemical additives, and rich in nutrients. It’s the type of food we, [...]
The Power of Breath
The Power of Breath We need "the breath" to survive. But, "the breath" does far more than keep us alive. Understand and use it to its fullest extent to reap the benefits! We can use "the breath" to: Bring mental clarity Energize ourselves Detoxify us physically and emotionally Boost the immune system Change our blood chemistry Reduce inflammation in the body Help overcome addictions Control and direct [...]
Why Smile?
Why Smile? What's in a smile? It turns out a lot more than people realize! This small gesture of encouragement can produce big benefits for both of you. So, don't be shy. Smile! Smiling: a drug-free high. Smiling improves your mood. Smiling lowers blood pressure. Smiling boosts your immune system. Smiling is contagious. Smiling provides an instant face-lift. Member/Contributor: Barbara Zavela - Connect with Barbara! Get Involved [...]