A lot of my clients fret over a large one-time expense–a once-in-a-lifetime vacation, a huge home remodel, a fancy electric car–and waste much less angst on their monthly expenses. Turns out, they’ve got it backwards.
Flow is two years old today. Starting and growing the firm has been stressful, invigorating, challenging, educational (boy howdy), gratifying, ego-stroking, ego-crushing, and validating.Continue reading
In the tech community, stories abound of people who became rich overnight. They were lucky. Maybe you’ll be lucky. But maybe you won’t.
I am one of about five people in the United States who doesn’t have a Netflix subscription. During the last month, however, I had a free trial. Now that it’s over, I once more have time and brain power to do something other than binge watch Marvel superhero shows and “Dexter.”
The Netflix trial proved to me, yet again, that I have no self-control when it comes to watching screens. Honestly, my behavior in the last month disappointed me. “Surely I should be able to resist! What is wrong with me?” Continue reading
What should I do with my stock options?
How much house should I buy?
How much should I be saving?
Is this idea crazy?
Did you just receive a lot of money you weren’t quite expecting? Enough money to seriously change your life?Continue reading
Sarah Lacy’s A Uterus is a Feature, Not a Bug is an engrossing commentary on the professional challenges of being a woman, especially a mother, and especially in the tech industry.
She really got my attention with this one line:
Women getting run out of tech matters, because it’s where so much of the wealth creation and opportunity in the economy is right now.
You know that our tax laws changed a lot on January 1. But what you might not know is, “What should I do about it?”Continue reading
Do you need to do anything before year’s end in anticipation of the newly reconciled tax bill, likely taking effect January 1? Continue reading
You’re probably getting lost in a swirl of holiday activity and online spending, maybe even buying an Amazon Echo or two, so let’s talk about how to protect yourself in this digital world. Continue reading
Are you excited and stressed out about all the shopping you have to do in the next month? Spending Money and Buying Stuff is pretty much the air we breathe from now until 2018 starts.
Are you looking at your open enrollment paperwork, staring at that Long-Term Disability Insurance option…again…and wondering if this is something you need to worry about?Continue reading