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    Smart Spending Los Angeles

    With Smart Spending Los Angeles you will find tips to enjoy life more while spending less. You work hard for the money, might as well maximize it’s value. Our goal is to help you simplify your financial life so you can spend with confidence.

    You know you can’t diet your way to an amazing body. Similarly, you can’t penny pinch your way to Financial Freedom.  This section of the best Financial Planner LA blog will help you find ways to Spend Smarter so your dollars go farther.  Living your best life doesn’t have to cost a fortune, but wasting money may cost you your financial independence.

    The Cost of living in Los Angeles is crazy expensive and can make it tough for even the most financially savvy people to struggle financially.  Keep reading our post for tips to save on travel, save on taxes, stretch your dollar. Why be stressed about money, when you don’t need to be.

    Live for today, Plan for Tomorrow.  LA always has something fun to do.

    Get the Most Bang for Your Buck? KTLA News Video Summer Spending

    Smart Summer Spending Do’s and Don’ts via KTLA News We all want to maximize our money, why pay more than we need to?  With a little planning, you can stretch your dollars further without having to cut back.  I had …

    The Myth of Gay Affluence Not Everyone is Fabulously Wealthy

    Did you know that one in four LGBT adults reported not having enough money to feed themselves in the past year? How does this sync with the image of an LGBT community that is dripping with wealth? And what do …

    How to get your Friends to Pay You BACK KTLA News Video

    Will your friends ever pay you back? Do you pay for things and just hope and pray that your friends will pay you back?  Financial Planner LA is here to help.  We share some tips with the KTLA Morning news …

    Today Show Video: Citi to Refund Millions – Jo Ling Kent with David Rae

    Citi Bank will be returning $330 million to 1.75 million of its customers. This breaks down to an average refund of around $190 per customer. Jo Ling Kent interviews financial planner David Rae on the Today Show discussing how to …

    Stock Market Advice Los Angeles ABC News with David Rae

    Stock Market Advice Los Angeles ABC News with David Rae Fiduciary Financial Planner. ABC News Los Angeles recently had David Rae in to get a Certified Financial Planner™ in to give his take on if the recent run-up in the …

    How to Lower Your Tax Bill Before the GOP Tax Plan

    How to Lower Your Tax Bill Before 2018 and the GOP Tax Plan   As it stands now the proposed GOP tax reforms will take effect in 2018.  Looking ahead this means your year-end tax planning may be more crucial …

    How a 40 Year Old Can Retire a Millionaire via Financial Planner LA

    Retiring a millionaire is really quite simple but it’s not easy.  Otherwise, we’d see millions of more people accomplishing this feat.  Here is the basic math – to help you see daily, monthly and yearly what it will take to retire a millionaire.

    How to Avoid GoFundMe Fraud Post Vegas Massacre Video

    With a reported 1 in 4 victims of the Las Vegas Massacre lacking health insurance, you may see a slew of GoFundMe pages popping up over the coming weeks.  Fiduciary Financial Planner David Rae sits down with the KTLA morning …

    When is Toilet Paper Priceless? Havana Adventure Shows TP Value

    When Toilet Paper Is Worth Its Weight in Gold? We rarely, if ever, really think about the cost of toilet paper.  But as I learned in Havana Cuba, sometimes it could be priceless. My husband and I had the pleasure of …

    Powerball Winning Numbers Blessing or Curse? + Video

    Powerball has many people dreaming of how they would spend all the Millions or Billions: Will it really make your lives perfect? Mania has set in around the Powerball Winning Numbers.  Just when you thought it was safe to be …

    Cheap and Easy Ways to Pay for College ABC 7 News Video

    Back to School Tips, cheap and easy ways to pay for college. Fiduciary Financial Planner David Rae is in the studio on the ABC 7 Eyewitness News with Ellen Leyva and Coleen Sullivan. College may seem out of reach for …

    Hamilton Tickets Broadway? How much would you pay, $42,500?

    Show Me the Hamiltons-  How much would you pay for Hamilton Tickets on Broadway?  Could you imagine spending $42,500 for tickets for anything let alone the phenomenon of Hamilton on Broadway? Update: Hamilton the Musical is playing at the Pantages …

    Odd Mom Out is Back and more Screwed Up Than Ever

    Odd Mom Out is back and more screwed up than ever Season 3 of the Bravo Series Odd Mom Out opens with a tsunami of financial catastrophes. While the Von Webers aren’t exactly everyday people, we can learn from their …

    How to Turn your Clutter into Cash KTLA Money Smart Video

    Need some extra cash, and looking to clear out some clutter.  We share some tips with KTLA News to help Turn you Clutter into Cash Are you ready to turn your Clutter into Cash? Recently, I appeared on the KTLA …

    How to be a Better Financial Grownup with Bobbi Rebell

    We discuss the book Financial Grownup Guide and Podcast from Bobbi Rebell.

    How Much Life Insurance Do I Need? A DIME’s Worth

    How much Life Insurance do I need?  A DIME’s Worth of Life Insurance Questions Answered by Financial Planner Los Angeles. Take a look at this handy formula for calculating how much life insurance you need to protect your family. In …

    Click the link above, Enter your email to join Financial Planner LA and join the thousands of people who have downloaded their FREE copy of 10 Big Tips To Get Your Financial House In Order. Tired of feeling overwhelmed when looking …

    Is There a Cure for Lifestyle Inflation?

    Is There a Cure for Lifestyle Inflation? Are You Suffering from a bad case of Lifestyle Fever? Yes, Lifestyle Fever is a thing and it may be costing you plenty.  Sadly it appears to more prevalent than the common cold this …

    Fabulous Millennials How Many Millions for Retirement?

    Millennial Retirement, how many Millions will you need? Millennials Seeking Millions. According to a recent article in USA Today, older Millennials ­(DOBs in the 80s) might need to save $1.8 million for retirement while inflation-plagued younger Millennials (DOBs in the …

    How to be Gay, Fabulous and Frugal . . . all at the same time!

    Yes, Dorothy, It Is Possible to Be Gay Fabulous Frugal all at the same time. 5 Ways to be Gay Fabulous and Frugal. Handling money with aplomb and living well while looking good doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. You …

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