Budgeting has long been known as a key way to ensure your expenses don’t outweigh your income. However, despite its benefits, only about one-third of Americans and one-half of Canadians maintain a household budget.1,2 While the reasons for this vary, one could argue that a lack of financial education in our grade school years could potentially… Read More Rule of Thumb: The 50/20/30 Budget Rule
If you’ve found yourself struggling financially recently or worried about spending, one way to start saving right now is by cutting back on reoccurring expenses – like grocery costs. Food is, of course, a necessity. The problem is, it’s easy to spend more on groceries than you have to – especially if you’re purchasing without… Read More Budgeting: 7 Ways to Save on Groceries
Creating a budget is an important pillar of your overall financial success and security. Whether you are running a business or a household, it allows you to oversee and better understand whether you have enough money to pay your expenses. In today’s economic model, the individual is responsible for securing their own retirement, therefore it… Read More Personal Budgeting Software 2023
“It turns out my job was not to find great investments but to help create great investors,” writes Carl Richards, author of “The Behavior Gap.” From increasing our budget mindfulness to taking a steadier approach to investing, Richards has drawn attention to how our unexamined behaviors and emotions can be to our detriment when it… Read More Closing the Behavior Gap: Building a Bridge Between Investing & Financial Planning
Are you prepared for 2023? From soaring inflation and rising interest rates to the ongoing effects of the pandemic and war in Ukraine, we can expect the economic landscape to remain predictably unpredictable for the foreseeable future. And Mr. Market doesn’t like it when it’s foggy. While there’s not much we can do to influence the… Read More 2023 Financial Planning: Your Key To-Do List for the New Year
Homeownership is a big part of the American Dream. But buying, owning, and maintaining a place of your own may come with unexpected costs. Most people focus on the financial benefits of homeownership. Your monthly mortgage payment may be the equivalent of (or sometimes even less) than your rent. As you pay your loan, you… Read More 6 Hidden Costs of Home Ownership
Perception, hesitation, & poor decisions are factors. Why do some people let their potential for lifetime wealth slip away? Some people are better off economically at 30 or 40 than they are at 50 or 60. In some cases, fate deals them a bad hand. In other cases, bad decisions and inaction are to blame.… Read More Being smart & affluent doesn’t automatically mean you’ll be wealthy…
Keith Weiss CFP® 