by Rennie Gabriel | Oct 10, 2021 | Rennie's Money Musings
A recent article in a Tulsa newspaper got me thinking that there are two types of people when it comes to creating wealth: 1. Buy now and pay later. 2. Defer now and create wealth. And before I was able to read the article online I had to answer a quiz about where...
by Rennie Gabriel | Oct 3, 2021 | Rennie's Money Musings
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times had suggestions for college students to earn some extra money now that classes resumed. As I read the article I could see how this could be a fit for anyone, not just college students. For example, if you are retired you could...
by Rennie Gabriel | Sep 26, 2021 | Rennie's Money Musings
Steve was one of the top athletes in elementary school and got good grades. He and Ike would be the captains of any team, like volleyball, kickball, or softball. They would be the ones to choose who they wanted on their team. Neither Steve nor Ike would ever pick me...
by Rennie Gabriel | Sep 12, 2021 | Rennie's Money Musings
The article that I published last week, ‘Finding Your Mate’, had another title at first – ‘The Power of Intention’. What I realized upon reflection was that regardless of what title I used I needed to spend more time drawing a parallel to...
by Rennie Gabriel | Sep 5, 2021 | Rennie's Money Musings
A few weekends ago I was teaching my class at UCLA on how to buy and manage apartment buildings. When I started on the topic of goals I was reminded of how powerful you can be when you have intention. You can use either the word determination or intention, and the...
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...