Rosa and I have attended several weddings in the last couple of years, and with one exception, all were lavish celebrations held in expensive venues with live entertainment, catered meals, open bars, and large numbers of guests. For a couple of these affairs, we received a pre-invitation and then a formal invitation a couple of [...]
A successful marriage is one of the primary determinants of financial success. Stay married and you are more likely to prosper. Couples will talk about a lot of issues with respect to their future life together, but only about half of engaged couples talk about money before marriage. Yet, disagreements over money are a leading [...]
Most of us have the capacity to live well beneath our means and still live well. Yet, many find it difficult to do so. Their expectations for a minimum standard of living are so elevated that they can’t comprehend living well with less. For them, luxuries have become necessities, and who they are is often [...]
