by Manisha Thakor | Apr 17, 2012 | All Posts, Book Review, Earn, Invest, Save, Spend
In response to my last post about Jean Chatzky’s delightful new book, “MoneyRules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Security”, many of your wrote to me to share the money rules that had made the biggest difference in your life. That got me thinking,...
by Manisha Thakor | Apr 4, 2012 | All Posts, Book Review, Earn, Invest, Save, Spend
When economic times were flush, it felt relatively easy to figure out the next financial move to make. Today it feels like many of us are on a rapidly moving financial freeway with poor money signage. Should you pay off student loan debt or start saving for...
by Manisha Thakor | Feb 27, 2012 | All Posts, Book Review, Earn, Invest, Reflect, Save, Spend
Have you ever wondered how your life might be different if you had “All The Money In The World?” In her new book by that same name, Laura Vanderkam turns that question on its head. Instead, Laura, who is also the critically-acclaimed author of “168...
by Manisha Thakor | Jan 5, 2012 | All Posts, Book Review, Invest, Reflect
Last week my hubby and I had dinner with our dear friends Harry and Olivia. Towards the end of the meal Harry asked a very interesting question. “When you pick up a menu, what side do you look at first – the right or the left?” Harry and I...
by Manisha Thakor | Dec 8, 2011 | All Posts, Invest, Reflect, Save
“Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” -T.S. Eliot Reading these beautiful words from T.S. Eliot, I am struck by how well they describe our current relationship...
by Manisha Thakor | Oct 12, 2011 | All Posts, Invest, Reflect, Spend
Eighteen months ago, I began working out in the gym with a functional trainer. His name is Michael and he has changed my life. His training philosophy is rooted in a belief that many pieces of modern exercise equipment designed to push us harder actually result in...