#TBT Life Lesson #1: You Shouldn’t Need Saving
Learn about how to budget for emergencies through Megan’s story of getting punched in the face.
Financial, investment, and wealth management advice
Learn about how to budget for emergencies through Megan’s story of getting punched in the face.
Without rebalancing, the all-stock Marotta 2025 Gone-Fishing Portfolio had a 1-year return of 20.19% and the all-stock Marotta 2025 Vanguard Gone-Fishing Portfolio had a 1-year return of 20.74%.
This 2008 article has wisdom for our current downturn, “As a response to the recent market correction, you can enrich your life in three healthy ways: Cut back your spending, increase your savings, and give more generously to charities of your choice.”
This quarter, we saw that in 1-year returns ending March 31, 2026, Developed Freedom Investing had a -3.2% disadvantage, Emerging Market Freedom Investing had a +10.93% advantage, and Overall Freedom Investing had a +2.04% advantage.
The average worker will have a dozen employers and work at each job for less than four years. Your career is now your responsibility, and so is your retirement plan. Allow this 2010 article to be your lifetime Human Resources Department guide to being financially prepared.
This 2008 article reminds us that anyone who spends more than 4% of their rebate will actually lose ground saving toward their retirement.
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