You know I’m a grandmother, right? Back in the 70s, when I was in grade school, Alka-Seltzer ran a Hall of Fame commercial that went something like this: a middle aged, pyjama-clad man sits slouched over on the edge of his bed, suffering from indigestion. Looking...
Statistics say that 80%-90% of women will be managing money on their own at some point in their lives. Have you ever thought: “What are the best money lessons from my future self that I can learn now?” Whether or not you’ve ever really asked yourself...
Personal responsibility and sound money management go hand in hand. Which struck me recently when my friend Yael Trusch, bi-lingual blogger at Jewish Latin Princess shared with me this Times of Israel article: I can do Jewish on just $40,000 a year. At 45 years old,...
Do you know your investing basics? Are you comfortable with the investing terms that you come across? Or is it just a mumbo jumbo of information that you prefer to skip? Or, maybe, you find it so confusing that you’d choose NOT to invest at all. Investing can be...
Should I get out of bed now? Cereal or scrambled eggs for breakfast? Stop at the orange traffic light or step on the accelerator? Every waking moment of our lives we make decisions. Some are bigger. Some are smaller. And some of them have to do with money, like:...
I went shopping with my 9-year-old son Ariel this week. Ariel is a clever young man with dark brown eyes and a magnetic smile. Of my eight children, he’s the one who looks most like me. Ariel notices fine details, which makes him gifted at drawing. He pays attention...
