by Rennie Gabriel | Feb 12, 2023 | Financial Information, Rennie's Money Musings
There was a recent article in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance that spoke about having your teen manage the family finances. Many of my clients and connections have teenage grandchildren, so I am suggesting have your teen child or grandchild perform this function. Why?...
by Rennie Gabriel | Feb 5, 2023 | Financial Information, Rennie's Money Musings
My son and I share information from both being active and interested in finance and money. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) My background is as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®)....
by Rennie Gabriel | Aug 29, 2021 | Financial Information, Rennie's Money Musings, Social Issues
When you think about how you want to handle your money you have three choices… Choice #1 – You can do what your parents did. If your mom handled the family finances, you can just do what she did. If she saved for a rainy day, you can do the same. If she was a...
by Rennie Gabriel | Aug 22, 2021 | Financial Information, Rennie's Money Musings, Social Issues
You might think you have financial security with your job, your assets, government checks, or whatever. Recently I was thinking how security is a state of mind, and nothing else. If you have a job that provides your financial security, you could get fired, laid off,...
by Rennie Gabriel | Aug 15, 2021 | Financial Information, Rennie's Money Musings, Social Issues
I enjoy breaking up the myth that debt is bad and how other financial gurus tell you to pay off your credit card debt before you begin to invest. Why do I say invest instead? Because you cannot create wealth when you focus on paying off consumer debt. While I admit...
by Rennie Gabriel | Aug 1, 2021 | credit problem, Financial Information, Rennie's Money Musings, Social Issues
Many of my readers are at the age where we should know better, and still, sometimes let down our guard. Way, way too many people are out to scam you and line their pockets with your money. In my Wealth On Any Income book I covered several ways to avoid being scammed....