November 17, 2007: check out Jon’s podcast update to this provocative chapter. Standard Podcast [ 15:33 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download You can’t go a day without hearing someone get teary-eyed about the virtues of hard … Continue reading
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The Problem with 401ks (and IRAs)
If you make decent money and have absolutely no self-control, then 401ks are great. Otherwise, I’d take a more skeptical view. It all depends: if you’re happy socking money away in order to live the good life when you’re too … Continue reading
A Home is Not (Necessarily) an Asset
Home ownership is not all it’s cracked up to be. So why do the financial gurus roll it out as the best step for those who want to improve their finances? Mostly because home ownership is an excellent form of … Continue reading
Gut Check: Where We Are and What’s Next
You hear what you want to hear. Those who are not persuaded by these ideas may never be. Those who are sold have work to do. Developing assets is time consuming, so it may be time to set this book … Continue reading
What If You Don’t Want to Start Your Own Business?
The best way to get rid of an idea is to put it in a box. The advantage to writing a book online is that readers can misunderstand (or mock) your ideas 24/7, and let you know about it for … Continue reading