Tom Mitchell manages money for wealthy clients as president and founder of Sconset Wealth Management, a Northwestern Mutual private client group. After years of working with high-net-worth individuals, he’s figured out the specific habits that his wealthiest clients follow without fail. Find Out: If Wealth Was Evenly Distributed Across America, How Much Money Would Every Person Have? Read Next: 9 Low-Effort Ways to Make Passive Income (You Can Start This Week) These aren’t flashy investment tricks or get- ...

If you’ve ever done any financial planning at all, you’ve likely heard the advice that you should “pay yourself first.” In a nutshell, this pithy slogan simply means that you should fund your savings and investment accounts before you use that money for anything else, even paying your bills. But this strategy becomes even more essential during times of economic strain. As of Sept. 14, 2025, many Americans are feeling the financial pinch from stubbornly high interest rates and inflationary pressures that s ...

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