Archive for the ‘stewardship’ Category

So what is networth worth?

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

I hope you are enjoying the net worth posts from the m-network and beyond. . . I thought I would point out that not everyone thinks figuring your networth is important. You may want to check out brip brap's post about networth.  I think he makes some very valid points ...

Retirement questions with no answers

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

According to bankrate.com, 68% of Americans are unable to reach their monthly retirement savings goal. This seems like a relatively large number to me - a surprisingly high number actually. The survey implies that these folks have actually set goals for their retirement. The number might not have been so surprising if it ...

Life Insurance in Australia

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The average lifespan for an Australian is among the longest in the world. Males live 78.5 years and females live an average of 83.3 years according to The Australian.  However, no one will live forever and unfortunately, some of us will land "down under" the average. Life Insurance is once of the best ways ...

My kid’s allowance plan

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

My parents were good with their money. They worked hard and lived frugally, and even gave us an allowance from time to time. However, they were either unknowledgeable about financial issues beyond the basics or didn't think them important. The bottom line is that they never spoke about investing, mutual funds, IRA's ...

Force Yourself to Save by Digerati Life

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

I have learned a lesson several times in my life: you can "trick" yourself into saving. But I can't make the case any better or give any better advice than this post from Digerati. The interesting thing is, once I see a little nest egg begin to grow through saving, it increases my motivation to ...