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Meet Kathleen, financial enthusiast and founder of Live Richly Blog. Passionate about empowering others, Kathleen shares practical tips and insights for changing your money habits and gaining control of your life. Kathleen believes that everyone deserves to Live Richly, and that the key is financial education + an atlas on how to dream, design, plan, and experience their rich life.
Your Life > Your Ledger: What Warren Buffett’s farewell Says About Living Richly
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Your Life > Your Ledger: What Warren Buffett’s farewell Says About Living Richly

ByKathleen McDowell November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

This week marked the end of an era: Warren Buffett wrote his final letter to shareholders. He used…

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Let AI Calculate When You’ll Hit FI (in 5 Easy Steps)
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Let AI Calculate When You’ll Hit FI (in 5 Easy Steps)

ByKathleen McDowell July 6, 2025September 14, 2025

Because the real advantage is having an AI algorithm worry about money so you can worry about beach…

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10 Top Tips from My Roller Coaster Ride to Financial Freedom
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10 Top Tips from My Roller Coaster Ride to Financial Freedom

ByKathleen McDowell June 6, 2025June 8, 2025

If you want to successfully reach financial freedom, know these key lessons – especially this one – the…

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The Simple Path to Wealth Just Got Even Better
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The Simple Path to Wealth Just Got Even Better

ByKathleen McDowell June 4, 2025June 7, 2025

JL Collins’ personal finance classic, The Simple Path to Wealth, is back—revised, expanded, and more relevant than ever….

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How to Avoid The Trillion-Dollar Savings Mistake
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How to Avoid The Trillion-Dollar Savings Mistake

ByKathleen McDowell May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

According to recent data, $1.748 trillion* is sitting in low-interest savings accounts in the U.S. alone. That’s trillion…

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3 Easy steps to Buy Your Financial Freedom
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3 Easy steps to Buy Your Financial Freedom

ByKathleen McDowell May 29, 2025May 30, 2025

What is Financial Freedom and will it make you happy? If you think accumulating wealth automatically equates to…

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Financial Freedom is The Greatest Goal For 2025
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Financial Freedom is The Greatest Goal For 2025

ByKathleen McDowell January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

Put Financial Freedom at the top of your 2025 Wish List. As the holiday period closes it’s time…

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Timely Money Advice: The Graduation Speech No One Invited Me to Deliver (But Every Kid Needs to Hear)
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Timely Money Advice: The Graduation Speech No One Invited Me to Deliver (But Every Kid Needs to Hear)

ByKathleen McDowell June 24, 2024June 24, 2024

Money Advice Every Graduate Should Know, Straight To The Point, No Sugar Coating, Because The Situation Is Dire…

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11 Top Tips To Teach your Kids About Money
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11 Top Tips To Teach your Kids About Money

ByKathleen McDowell February 8, 2024June 2, 2025

We’re going to explore the best way for you to teach your kids about money, and when, how…

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Why short-term CD Rates Are higher than long-term right now
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Why short-term CD Rates Are higher than long-term right now

ByKathleen McDowell January 26, 2024January 26, 2024

Make this Smart Money Move Today (before it’s too Late!) Many of my readers have been asking me…

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Your Life > Your Ledger: What Warren Buffett’s farewell Says About Living Richly

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This week marked the end of an era: Warren Buffett wrote his...
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Let AI Calculate When You’ll Hit FI (in 5 Easy Steps)

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Meet Kathleen, financial enthusiast and founder of the Live Richly Blog. Passionate about empowering others, Kathleen shares practical tips and insights for changing your money habits and gaining control of your life.

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