Personal Finance for the Sandwich Generation
It’s easy to talk about the importance of saving. However the best system that is guaranteed to work is the one where you don’t have to think about.
The amazing thing about having savings be automatically deducted from your paycheck is that you don’t see the money that’s being deducted and eventually, like my wife, you forget it was ever there.
In my lifetime I’ve made more than just a few money mistakes. I’ve made a ridiculous number of money mistakes!
However, I’m proud that I did not make this one money mistake; paying bills late.
Despite all the dumb mistakes I’ve made in my life I’ve have never paid a single bill late. In this post I want to explain to you why it’s so important to never be late with paying your bills and how you can prevent it from ever happening.
We can’t completely eliminate dumb decisions from our lives, but I have noticed a trend in my own life. I tend to make irrational and regretful choices when I’m emotionally and physically drained. And as I’m getting closer to 40 (just turned 39!), it’s becoming even more apparent that I need to better manage my energy level as my responsibilities as the sandwich generation grow (e.g. demanding career, growing kids, aging parents, increasing financial responsibility etc.).
In this post, I want to share with you the starting point for better managing our energy level, better sleep!, and six tips that will allow us to most effectively rest our body and mind.
Purchasing a home is not easy. Not only is it one of the most expensive purchases we will make in our lives, there are so many numbers to consider:
What is a good down payment?
How do I know if the monthly payment makes sense for our family?
In this post, I want to share with you two essential rules you want to consider when buying a home
I always tell my wife she is the secret weapon to our financial success.
When we got married 8 years ago, we were not only broke, but hopelessly naive about our dire financial situation. Thankfully, with the help of Dave Ramsey and his lessons on basic personal finance, we were able to pay off our student debt, save for the future and build a strong financial foundation for our family.
I couldn’t have done this without my wife.
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We’ve all been there before. “Hmmm… what to do for lunch?”
After back to back meetings, with only about half an hour before the next set of meetings, we hurriedly run down to the closest fast food chain to impatiently wait in line to overpay for some sub par meal dense with processed calories.
For me, after going through this routine for few months where I felt I was wasting away my time, money and health I committed myself to finding a better way!
In this post, I am going to teach you how to meal prep 20 convenient, affordable and healthy lunches in 3 easy steps.
