Not so fun facts: • By 2015, 77 million Americans will be over 50 years old and only approximately one-third of them will be able to retire. • During the economic boom in 1997, the average net worth of the richest 1 percent of families was $9.7 millio...

Schools do not teach thrift: college, high school, junior high—our system doesn't place a high priority on frugality. And what a shame. We should put money aside regularly using a simple system—pay yourself first. For example, when you pay your utilit...

When I started saving, I wasn't saving much. However, I developed an important habit. Whether you've wisely saved money or received a good tax return, don't go out and blow it on more stuff. You can have anything you want, you just can't have everything y...

Pathfinder operates on 10 principles originating from books "Money Mastery" by Alan Williams and Peter Jeppson and "The Richest man of Babylon" by George Clason as well as information I've learned over the years. Principle No. 1: money is emotional....

A young man got into a car accident resulting in many bedridden months in the hospital and $100,000 of debt in hospital bills. Pathfinder's "Mastering Your Money" series originated from this true story. The young man decided to pay off his debt in small a...

My grandfather bought his house for $6,500. He had no retirement after 20+ years of working for the same employer. They gave him $100 each month in lieu of a retirement check. He saved more than $200,000 over the course of his life. My grandfather clearly...

Reality Check - How many years do you have left until you're 65? Whether retirement is just around the corner or have many more years to go, setting yourself up for retirement is key and must start now. Do the math. If you want $10,000 and you're investi...

When I was practicing law, my colleagues would talk about how lucky they were to put their kids through college or. "I don't know how we did it, but we put the kids through college , and now we're hoping to start saving for retirement," they'd say. In rea...