High School Personal Finance

I’m glad to see that public schools are taking personal finance seriously. Thirty-nine states now require personal finance as a high school graduation requirement, either as a standalone class, or integrated into another class, like economics. For decades, students sat through economics classes learning about monetary policy, supply and demand curves, and gross domestic product. Those topics are interesting, and they certainly help explain how … Continue reading High School Personal Finance

What Do Retirees Want to Learn?

Thoughtful reader, Klaus, suggested adding “learn something new” to the list of Cyber Advice for Sixty, that I posted last week. I think that’s a terrific idea, so I wondered what kinds of things do people want to learn at this age? It’s obviously a very personal choice, but there must be some commonalities. With the modern miracle of AI, it’s easy to query every … Continue reading What Do Retirees Want to Learn?

Cyber Advice at Sixty

I’m having a milestone birthday this month – 60 years old.  Turning 60 – after enjoying a full decade of early retirement – feels like a bigger milestone than other birthdays.  After all, 60 is the age that many people retire, including my Father and Father-In-Law.  It feels like the “early” part of our retirement is now over, but I still have a lot of … Continue reading Cyber Advice at Sixty