One of the highlights of my day is taking my dog, Sadie, for a walk. Every afternoon, I slip on her harness, attach her retractable leash, and we’re off. Our neighborhood is awesome, but it has one flaw. No sidewalks. So we walk along the side…
How could you prove the value of the items in your home if you suffered a cataclysmic event and had to file an insurance claim? Remember, you are in shock but are expected to come up with a financial number that makes sense. I hope this…
One of the last items on the “Stock Your Treasure Chest” checklist is ‘Portable Hard Drive: Backup of home computers including family photos, videos, and PDFs of important documents”. It’s the photos and videos you should really be thinking about. Business philosopher Jim Rohn once said: …
Earlier, I gave you a recommendation for our family’s go-to safe we store our financial documents in. It’s a place you keep all the papers for protection and convenience. But what if you are traveling and something awful happens to you or someone in your family?…
If you took me up on my offer yesterday and downloaded my “Stock Your Treasure Chest” checklist of money documents you should collect, you may have noticed my comment about Cash. Didn’t grab it yesterday? Well get it now so what I’m saying makes sense. Anyway… …
The second principle of Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” is: Begin with the end in mind. And that’s what I’m giving you now. You’ve gotten the “Stock Your Treasure Chest” checklist, and you’ve seen all the financial documents you should be getting together…