I didn’t grow up in a wealthy family. As a child, I don’t remember staying in hotels very often, if at all. Whenever we took vacations, we stayed with family or friends, or went camping. Now that I’m older, I can see why. The two most expensive parts of a…

I realize most people don’t have aspirations to become a billionaire. Most people just want to get out of debt and maybe live a middle class lifestyle. The more ambitious of you want to become millionaires. Trust me, being a millionaire is over-rated. Millionaires may have been an exclusive segment…

Having been married for many years now, I’ve become quite an expert at buying diamonds. Not by choice, mind you. But when you screw up as often as I do and you have a bad back, you have to do something (anything) to get off of sleeping on the couch…

Earlier this year, my beloved Lexus was totaled! I had the car for 14 years and I was hoping it would last me at least another 10. I was stopped at a light when a distracted driver in a large SUV rear-ended me. How did I know he was distracted…

You have one bitcoin burning a hole in your hard drive and the holidays are coming, so you’re looking for gift ideas — congratulations! Right now one bitcoin is going for around $17,500. Hopefully you mined this bitcoin in its infancy, or bought it when it was under $100. Because…

Bonds are like top hats; you shouldn’t rock them if you’re under 50. I’m an equities guy so my view is biased, but I don’t understand why anybody under 50 owns bonds in this environment. Just so we’re clear, I of all people should be pro-bonds. I have so much…

Do you believe time is money? Well, money absolutely equals time. If you want to get somewhere fast, you can pay up and take the toll road. Want to get there even faster? Take a helicopter. Not fast enough? Then get a jet. I like the jet option the most…

I’m going to say this upfront. I don’t go to the theaters much. With three small kids, my viewing options are limited to My Little Pony or whatever kids movie is playing that week. I’ll pass (no disrespect to all those Bronies out there). But if you are a movie…

If you haven’t heard about Equifax’s security breach, congratulations on waking up from your coma!There’s so much about the world you need to catch up on, but you decided to brush up on investing and saving! I’m not going to rehash what happened since there are many news sites that…