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👑👠Who should pay for the FIRST date? Things have changed since I was single...😇📆 We used to talk about clubs, DJ's and after party activities... Several friends and I were discussing "dating trends", as the topic came up after the subject of kids, public schools, recent health scares. ☢️And this quickly became an explosive topic! Keep in mind, last time I was single, you couldn't "swipe" anything. So I may be wearing outdated glasses. Because this is actually a financial issue and I LOVE finance, I dug into some data and found this: ❇️Most Americans, 72%, say a man should pay for the first date, according to a recent NerdWallet survey. (CNBC) ❇️Whoever pays, the average person pays $77 for a first date (LendingTree). So now I'm asking my professional family! Here are some highlights of this weekend's discussion: 🤴🏽Do you think the man should still automatically pay because there is still a gender pay gap? 🩻Women have equal rights and know wh...

Damon Paull is a Houston, TX based financial advisor. As a Houston-based wealth management advisor, I specialize in collaborating with Business Owners & Human Resource teams to strategize the optimal investment portfolio and a comprehensive benefits package for you and your dedicated employees. I have a passion for supporting entrepreneurs and being their trusted partner as they expand. Furthermore, my team and I provide expert guidance to families and individuals in crafting comprehensive financial plans & multi-generational investment portfolios. Our core focus is on creating lasting wealth for future generations.  PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS I embarked on a remarkable journey that led me to become a dedicated financial advisor in Houston, Texas. After high school, my path began in the Marine Corps. Growing up in the dynamic locales of Virginia Beach and Kansas City, I was inspired by a life-changing meeting with the legendary Marine sniper, “White feather”, Carlos Hathcock.  Dur...

ROTH IRA FOR KIDS small business owners may find it challenging to find ways to provide additional benefits to their children who work for the company. One often overlooked choice is including a Roth individual retirement account (IRA) as part of their compensation, a strategy that offers the potential to benefit both the children and the business. Small businesses play a significant role in labor markets. They employ 61.7 million Americans, 46.4 percent of all private-sector employees. Over the period from 1995 to the present, small businesses have been responsible for generating 17.3 million net new jobs, which accounts for an impressive 62.7 percent of all jobs created since 1995. 1 The Basics of a Roth IRA A Roth IRA is a tax-advantaged investment account that allows individuals to contribute after-tax income. Unlike in traditional IRAs, contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax deductible, as their advantage lies in the tax-free growth potential and tax-free withdrawals in retireme...

If you're new here, this blog will give you the tools to become financially independent in 5 years. The wiki page gives a good summary of the principles of the strategy. The key to success is to run your personal finances much like a business, thinking about assets and inventory and focusing on efficiency and value for money. Not just any business but a business that's flexible, agile, and adaptable. Conversely most consumers run their personal finances like an inflexible money-losing anti-business always in danger on losing their jobs to the next wave of downsizing. Here's more than a hundred online journals from people, who are following the ERE strategy tailored to their particular situation (age, children, location, education, goals, ...). Increasing their savings from the usual 5-15% of their income to tens of thousands of dollars each year or typically 40-80% of their income, many accumulate six-figure net-worths within a few years. Since everybody's situation is ...