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Category Archives: Saving for college

The Pay Yourself First Myth

In the late 1920s, George S. Clason wrote the classic story, The Richest Man In Babylon. That story was the origin of the personal finance strategy “Pay Yourself First.” This strategy has been taught by almost every personal finance guru since then. On the surface, it is a decent strategy. However, a LOT has changed… Continue Reading

How To Pay Off Debt Faster [AND Build A Stockpile Of Cash At The Same Time]

If you’re new to our “way of financial thinking” you need to see this video. If you’re a SMARTEST Wealth Veteran… then this will help provide you with a refresher of why you’re doing what you’re doing. How to pay off debt faster – build a STOCKPILE OF CASH – and SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS… Continue Reading

The Private Family Banking Legacy Strategy

The Private Family Banking Legacy Strategy

Creating a Generational Wealth System   What is a Private Family Bank? If you don’t know what a Private Family Bank is, you need to read The Banker’s Secret to Permanent Family Wealth. It will explain WHAT a Private Family Bank is, HOW it works, and WHY it is the best wealth accumulation and deployment… Continue Reading

Who should pay for college…your child or you?

Who should pay for college…your child or you?

You’re aging. You can’t stop that…well…unless you die. But, let’s say you live. Who will house and feed you when you get older and don’t want to, or can’t, work to support yourself? I was recently on a training webinar for Private Family Banking, and a story was told about a couple whose children were… Continue Reading

5 Non-Optional Steps to Gen-X Money Success

5 Non-Optional Steps to Gen-X Money Success

Generation X is the current “Squeeze” generation. You may have children in or about to go into college. You may have parents who need or will soon need your physical and perhaps financial help. And, oh yeah, you have your own hopes and dreams. All these demands will take money…your money. And, if that wasn’t… Continue Reading

Your Financial Fighter Plane

Your Financial Fighter Plane

It was bright and sunny this morning, with temps in the low 90s, when Lois and I walked out our front door for our regular 2.5-mile morning walk. A typical Arizona summer morning. We walk a route through our palm-lined neighborhood, which gets us within about a mile and a half of the Luke Air… Continue Reading

4 Keys to Saving for College

4 Keys to Saving for College

Pay for college? Are you kidding me? You mean… Pay for college OR get married? Pay for college OR buy a house? Pay for college OR save for the future? These are actual choices forced on significant numbers of Americans these days. A college education is VERY expensive! Today’s American college graduates carry a combined… Continue Reading