“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except Death and Taxes,“ Benjamin Franklin once said. As long as you are still breathing, the government will tax you and will continue to find new ways to keep taxing you. Enter the Washington State Long-Term Care Trust Act. With the passage of this law,Continue reading “Be Prepared for Retirement Costs”
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Are You Ready to Start Making More Money?
Today, I will share with you an opportunity to rise up from where you are and reach your full potential. I had promised earlier, that if you keep reading my posts, you will learn important things that could help you. On my previous post, Your Guide to Financial Freedom, I shared with you how toContinue reading “Are You Ready to Start Making More Money?”
What to Do if You’re Company Does Not Have a Pension Plan
Back in the days, around the industrial age, companies used to invest in their workers more than they do today. If you needed a certain skillset, the company trained you for it. Companies did not hesitate to invest in their workers as the commitment between the worker and the company was assured. The day oneContinue reading “What to Do if You’re Company Does Not Have a Pension Plan”
Preparing for the Two Things that Most People Worry About
There are two things that most people worry about: 1) Dying too soon, or 2) Outliving one’s savings. The prospect of retirement might not seem very real to you right now. But working in retirement homes for almost a decade, I’ve seen the consequences the elderly have to suffer for not having enough money forContinue reading “Preparing for the Two Things that Most People Worry About”
Your Guide to Financial Freedom
There are plenty of blogs, articles, and books out there that give you advice on how to manage your money, how to save, and how to invest. However, I have never yet seen an article that gives you that signpost: Start Here. In your quest to become the best version of yourself, to realize yourContinue reading “Your Guide to Financial Freedom”
I.B.I.S.
I call it the Insurance-based Investment Strategy. There are plenty of resources out there that talk about this strategy in detail. To read more about it, you can start with these books: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose – by Patrick Donohue Money. Wealth. Life Insurance – by Jake Thompson Live Your Life Insurance –Continue reading “I.B.I.S.”