Fundamentals Archives - Page 22 of 23 - Brian Thompson Financial

So You’re Engaged, Now What? A Financial Roadmap for Pending Nuptials

“So when is the wedding?” I was posed that question even before I released the stress of planning the proposal. I’ve actually had wedding discussions with many straight friends, and…

Fundamentals | 11.27

Gratitude: Five Things I’m Grateful for this Thanksgiving

So Ben and I are getting ready to travel to his family’s house for Thanksgiving. But before I sign off for the week, I wanted to express a bit of…

Fundamentals | 11.25

Charitable Giving: Three Crucial Considerations

The holidays are by far my favorite time of the year. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, I relish getting to take some vacation from work, spend time with my family,…

Fundamentals | 11.22

An Economics Fundamental: The Time Value of Money

Earlier in the week, I talked about how you need to spend your time and money wisely since both are valuable. That idea stems from a fundamental economic concept:…

Fundamentals | 11.20

Time is Money

I hate having to learn money lessons the hard way – meaning learning by making a mistake. But for me, I sometimes don’t understand the lesson fully until a blunder…

Estate Planning | 11.18

Five Foundational Elements of a Financial Plan

Now that I’ve finally discussed insurance planning, I have touched on all of the foundational elements of a comprehensive financial plan. And since I have scattered my choice of money…

Fundamentals | 11.18

Thanks!

Happy Monday! I’ve heard from several readers recently, and I wanted to send a quick thank you for reading! It really excites me that people find this blog educational and…

Fundamentals | 11.08

Paying off Student Loans: A Goal Study

I started off the week talking about living a balanced financial life and gave some practical steps on how to achieve that balance. Had it not been for the huge…

Fundamentals | 11.05

Four Practical Steps to Find Balance with your Money

Hopefully my post yesterday inspired you to look at financial planning in a different light and helped you focus on what proper planning can do for you. I wanted to…

Fundamentals | 11.04

Spend Your Money!

We had an amazing time in Louisville this weekend. We ate a lot of great food, saw some incredible sites, and, of course, had a lot of amazing bourbon. Fun…

Fundamentals | 11.01

One Month Down!

I’ve just completed my first month of blogging, and this is starting to look like a real thing! Thanks to all who have read and given feedback so far. (Especially…

Fundamentals | 10.24

10 money questions to ask your partner

As a follow up to yesterday’s third essential money habit (talk, talk, talk), I wanted to suggest some questions to help generate money conversations. Try using these as a starting…

Fundamentals | 10.23

Three money habits you and your partner should engage today

You may have noticed last week that most of my posts were about you and your money, rather than about you, your relationship, and your money. While this blog focuses…

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