Neal Taflinger

Perks are great but they are reward for your debt. Don't chase miles at the expense of financial balance and wealth building.

What would happen today if you were rendered unconscious and taken to the hospital? Who can make decisions on your behalf?

"As you approach retirement, your lifestyle and work habits will change, but your priorities will likely remain the same. Protect your loved ones from financial burden and ensure that your retirement strategy is protected." bit.ly/4ftoo7b

@phil_mcalister Yes, dramatically increasing direct spending on social welfare programs and neighborhood resilience would be much more effective at improving outcomes in public schools.

Public school is primarily a jobs program and voter aggregation system. The data are very clear. Spending doesn't correlate to results. School quality has an extremely minimal impact. Education outcomes are entirely dependent on the student and their family. No amount of education spending will change that.

Democrats in the statehouse and City-County Building have done all they can to silence survivors of workplace abuse and sexual assault. But they don't have real power. Listen to/watch the first part of this powerful conversation. bit.ly/4eCHY1V

@MicahBeckwith Does the world need more Life Church-quality leaders?

Valparaiso Schools have a TERRIBLE superintendent! Jim McCall needs to resign. Weak men like him should never be in leadership!

MAHA going well I see

The guy who just flew to Hungary to get involved in their politics tells the Pope, who is from Chicago, Illinois to stay out of US politics.

Yes, but - let's also talk about where exactly your money is going, in what amount, and if that is the best thing for your balance sheet.

This is a problem. But taking the wrong advice about how to resolve it can be a problem, too.

When you're budgeting, always consider what each dollar is capable of accomplishing and if you're using it in the best way for yourself and family. If you aren't sure, let's talk! bit.ly/3Aa2jfb

Your home should be a great asset, both emotionally and financially. But there are hidden costs you may not be prepared to bear. Talk to an advisor before you put in that offer. bit.ly/4hmv2hn

Most of us don't like to talk about death. But it's going to happen to all of us. As with anything, addressing will reduce your anxiety around it.

Credit scores are important. But not important enough to make financial decisions for the sole purpose of driving them up.

Setting aside an extra $7,500 each year into a tax-deferred retirement account has the potential to make a big difference in the eventual balance of the account, and by extension, in the eventual income the account may generate. bit.ly/4e767LU

The difference in cost between a new and late-model used car might be ~$200 a month, but the real cost could be the hundreds of thousands in long term savings you never got to build with that money.

Myth: A disabled person is confined to a wheelchair or has some visible impairment. Fact: Disability is a physical or mental illness or injury that prevents you from working and can be invisible. bit.ly/4de9QHM

I spoke to Anthropic’s AI agent Claude about AI collecting massive amounts of personal data and how that information is being used to violate our privacy rights. What an AI agent says about the dangers of AI is shocking and should wake us up.

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