Back in September Mr. Groovy took his last business trip. While he was gone for two nights, I took our usual daily two-mile walk around our neighborhood without him. I listened to Gretchen Rubin’s Happier podcast instead of the finance shows Mr. Groovy and I normally walk to. On one of those days, Gretchen and her …
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Imagine this scenario. The billionaire owner of a professional football team walks into the Shark Tank and makes the following pitch to the sharks: Hello, sharks. I’m building a one billion dollar stadium and I want you to kick in $500 million. For that $500 million, you will get no equity stake in my team. Nor will …
Imagine you’re in the following predicament. You’re 55-years-old. You don’t own your home, you rent. You also have less than $1,000 in the bank, no retirement savings, and no pension. On the bright side, though, you’re employed, have little consumer debt, and are relatively healthy. Is a decent retirement possible given these circumstances? It is. …
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