We spend most of the time here at ESI Money talking about how to grow our net worths -- the steps we can take steps to become wealthier. Today I'm going to shift gears a bit and cover a topic that often gets left out of financial blogs, but needs to be discussed. As you might tell from the headline, I'm talking about giving. It's a topic that is especially appropriate at … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Great Gifts for the Holidays
If you're like me, every year you struggle to find holiday gifts for those on your list. I must have a solid 50% of my gift list who I would call hard to buy for. So with that in mind, I thought I'd offer you some suggestions (along with my thoughts) on items you might want to consider this holiday season. I've broken them into groups by theme just to make reviewing them … [Read more...]
Reader Question: How to Invest
I recently received an email from a reader asking for some thoughts from the ESI Money community. Here is her note: My husband and I are 32 years old, and currently both have employer and individual retirement accounts. I have based my asset allocation largely from this article back in 2008 (ancient history!). We currently have $130K in our combined Vanguard accounts … [Read more...]
Improving Your Finances by Lowering Stress and Increasing Sleep
Summary: Managing stress and improving sleep can help you prosper financially as well as physically. So far in our series about physical fitness and financial fitness we've covered several topics including: Being Healthy Can Grow Your Net Worth Lose Weight and Gain Money Save $1 Million by Not Smoking And I've shared how I'm working on my fitness efforts to … [Read more...]
