Financial Focus

It’s important to save for retirement, but only half of Americans have calculated how much money they’ll need, according to the 2024 Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

The 501:

There’s joy in mowing.Remember the Garden of Eden? God created humans to be gardeners. Then, things fell apart. Granted, mowing isn’t garden ing — not exactly. But it’s managing nature. Adam and Eve would have mowed and smiled if they’d had a lawn mower. Right?

Is your ego your amigo?

When I was teaching and coaching in Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country in the 1970s, I heard several tall tales regarding President Lyndon Johnson and his well-developed ego. J ohnson’s ranch was a few miles east of town, near the community of Stonewall.

Financial Focus

Perhaps you’ve heard the expression: “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” It’s cert ainly true about an unexpect-ed job loss. And it may cause stress over your financial situation.

In search of head cheese

Head cheese or souse? By either name, it’s not easy to find.Yesterday, my supper plan was to eat some with cucumber slices, salt and vinegar. Yum. If you don’t know about head cheese, alternative-ly called “souse,” you’re probably not reading this column. It’s an IYKYK thing.

Should you pay off your debts or invest?

Some financial decisions can be challenging— like whether to use your money to reduce your debt or to invest. If you already have a significant amount of debt and not a lot in savings or investments, it can be hard to figure out which issue should be a priority.

Aggressive

Our focus in life can change very quickly. There’s no telling what sort of ideas will be floating out there about Joe Biden’s prostate cancer, so I thought I would clarify things.

Chiropractic Corner

With 24/7 news channels, Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and many other sources of information, we are able to get what we are looking for instantly at any time—day or night.

Financial Focus

Some financial decisions can be challenging—like whether to use your money to reduce your debt or to invest. If you already have a significant amount of debt and not a lot in savings or investments, it can be hard to figure out which issue should be a priority.

The 501

Head cheese or souse? By either name, it’s not easy to find.Yesterday, my supper plan was to eat some with cucumber slices, salt and vinegar. Yum. If you don’t know about head cheese, alternatively called “souse,” you’re probably not reading this column. It’s an IYKYK thing.