🆓 Is there really free financial advice out there?

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Good morning Reader,

We just spent a few days in Florida to go to Walt Disney World with the family.

Four kids, two grandparents, ourselves and another family (our besties) of four rolled twelve deep and had a blast.

It takes a PhD to figure out how to do Disney right and fortunately my lovely wife was up to the task! If you need Disney advice, let me know because she planned and executed the perfect trip and I can steal her notes.

Now I need a vacation after our vacation!

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🆓 7 ways to get free financial advice

Financial information is plentiful, but financial advice (specific to your needs and situation) is harder to find.

Did you know that if you want to get free financial advice to help you make an important decision, there are services out there to help you.

From banks to libraries to pro bono financial advisors, this list of resources can help match you with someone who can help:

👉 7 ways to get free financial advice

🪙 Will Trump get rid of the penny?

Trump has instructed the Treasury to stop producing the penny... I break it down in this short Instagram video.

It costs way more to make the penny than it is worth, which is the reasoning behind ending it. What do you think?

Should we get rid of it?

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Jim

PS. Jack Butcher, on Twitter, said "if more money wouldn't change how you spend your time, you're already rich" - agree or disagree?

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