Caveat Do-It-Yours

As a child, among the most feared events of the month was haircut day. These were the days before Supercuts or First Choice...

Mar032012

Teaching basic money management to kids is as easy as 1-2-3!

Got Children? Tea

By Rick Tomalty on March 03, 2012 in Budgeting , Financial Literacy , Saving with 0 comments

“Prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child”. The wise adage was on my mind when my wife and I...

Feb282012

If life's a dance, it's "follow the leader"

By Rick Tomalty on February 28, 2012 in Financial Literacy , Financial Philosophy , Saving with 0 comments

We have a neat little plaque on display in our home…it’s in my sight-line on the windowsill as I type this post. ...

Feb232012

Saving, saving, saving...
everybody wants to, hardly anyone does.

By Rick Tomalty on February 23, 2012 in Financial Literacy , Financial Philosophy , Retirement Planning , Saving with 0 comments

Came across an insightful video today that helps us understand why saving is such an elusive habit. According to Shlomo Benartzi...

Feb172012

We need to separate fact from fiction about life insurance with cash values

By Rick Tomalty on February 17, 2012 in Financial Literacy , Life Insurance with 0 comments

OK, right now I’m ticked. I was preparing a blog post that addressed how life insurance is the most unique financial...

Feb082012

Financial Predators: marketers want your children's money

By Rick Tomalty on February 08, 2012 in Financial Literacy with 0 comments

If you’re of my vintage, our childhoods may have been similar. I well remember the days when I would hop on my bike to ride...