Family Finances

How To Stop Worrying About Your Child’s Future In This Competitive World

They say a parent’s worry never ends. They also say a parent is only as happy as their least happiest child. This post offers a solution on how to stop worrying about your child’s future. I’m a father of two young children and used to worry about their futures all the time. From discrimination against

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Your First Money Memories May Dictate Your Entire Financial Future

Your first money memories may hold the keys to your relationship with money. Perhaps your first money memories may dictate your entire financial future. My first money memory was getting admonished by my father for ordering lemonade at a restaurant. I was in the sixth grade in Kuala Lumpur. He said that instead of paying

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Taking A Vacation During A Pandemic: What It’s Like And Did It Feel Safe?

From 2020 through 2022, we went through a pandemic through brought uncertainty for all. Here is my post about taking a vacation during a pandemic in October 2020, six months after it began. I’m pleased to say my family just took a vacation during a pandemic and survived. With two young children, it wasn’t exactly

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Things I’ll Teach My Daughter: Pay No Attention To A Guy’s Fancy Car And More

Back in 2016, I wrote this post expecting I was going to have a daughter. Therefore, I started thinking about the various things I’d teach my daughter involving personal finance. I was nervous about how to be a first-time dad, especially to a daughter. I had one friend in her early-30s perpetually go in and

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Homeschooling And The Decision To Teach Our Own Children

In March 2020, we pulled our son from preschool. We ended up homeschooling him until August 25, 2021, or for 18 months. He’s now attending a language immersion preschool, which goes up to the 8th grade. Our experience has taught us that homeschooling can be incredibly beneficial. It is more efficient and can provided customized

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How To Get Financial Aid Making Multiple Six Figures A Year

Getting financial aid is a common way for students and parents to afford college. This article will share how to get financial aid making multiple six figures a year. That’s right. Even if your family makes multiple six figures a year, you can still get financial aid. That said, not financial aid is created equal.

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Safety First: Finally Bought A Family Car And It’s Not A Minivan

After deep deliberation, I decided to pass on buying the $550,000 Mercedes G650 Maybach. It just felt like too much to spend on a family car when I could invest the money and earn $20,000 a year in passive income forever! Instead, I bought a family car for safety first. What type of family car did

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Inheritance Tips So You Don’t Screw Up Your Child’s Life

If you’ve amassed a decent amount of wealth, you will likely want to leave some of it to your children. Let’s discuss some inheritance tips so we don’t screw up our children. Every financially-responsible adult who builds great wealth fears demotivating their kids. One of the reasons why my 31-year-old neighbor still lives at home

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