Full disclosure: I’m not a stranger to the McDonald’s drive-thru. That’s not a statement of pride…just fact. Typically, my visit involves buying a large Diet Coke. And no, this post is not brought to you by purveyors of unhealthy substances, or the Camelback Fund. (link) I’m a fan of the Southwest Chicken Salad, too. I […]
Car Insurance – It’s a Seller’s Market
When was the last time you shopped for new auto insurance? This is a question I often ask my clients, and the answer is typically “I don’t remember”. That makes perfect sense to me. Car insurance is rarely something that we have a reason to think about. The first time I asked this question, though, […]

Pay Less at the Gas Pump This Summer
Summer is approaching, and that means many Americans are making vacation plans. Parents of triplets and other large broods may not all be excited about trekking across the country with the kids in tow, but some of us enjoy a good old-fashioned road trip. Others of us also would rather not pay for five airplane […]

Mick Jagger Guards Against Economic Outpatient Care
Mick Jagger may have some sound financial planning advice for you and your family. That may sound odd, so let me start with some background. I’ve been a reader my whole life. Between non-fiction and fiction, I easily read a book each week, and I’m sure I end up reading somewhere between 50 and 100 […]
When Is the Best Time to Buy Something?
Some very handy information from Mint.com and LifeHacker.

The Easier It Is, the More We Spend
The research is pretty unambiguous – the average consumer spends more when using a credit card than when paying cash. This probably makes sense to most of us on an intuitive level, but it may seem like the gap would be small. Furthermore, credit cards have some definite benefits over our traditional transaction mechanism, cash. […]

Quoted in Reuters: How parents of multiples tackle financial challenges
My family was recently featured on Reuters Money regarding the financial challenges faced by parents of triplets/multiples. Aside from the nervousness of laying ourselves bare for the world, it caused me to reflect on that period of our lives, and review some of what we did right and wrong. Certainly, there are some unique and often surprising financial […]

The Timelessness of The Millionaire Next Door
I resisted reading The Millionaire Next Door for a long time, because the title led me to the assumption that it was a get-rich-quick tome. I was very wrong about that, and I was disappointed that I waited so long. I’ve now read the book several times. Far from being a book in the genre of Rich Dad, […]
About Kevin O’Reilly
Kevin O'Reilly, CFP® is the principal of Foothills Financial Planning, Inc., a licensed Investment Advisory firm based in the Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, with an office in North Phoenix/Scottsale. Kevin is also the proud father of triplets!
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A Roth IRA Revolution March 27, 2012
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From TwentySomething to Millionaire November 26, 2012
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The Easier It Is, the More We Spend February 12, 2013
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Stuff My Triplets Say – Credit Cards December 15, 2012
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Staying The Course March 10, 2012
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So it’s time to take your first RMD April 1, 2015
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What is a REIT? September 15, 2014
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More than 1/3 of Americans have saved nothing for retirement August 18, 2014
- McDonald’s Menus and Personal Finance August 6, 2014
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What Is a Stock’s Market Cap? March 19, 2014
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Kevin O\'Reilly, CFP®: Agreed. There are some good, free tools out there...
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J Andejeski: Websites like Mint.com will track your purchases f...
- McDonald’s Menus and Personal Finance | Multiples and Money: […] talked before about how the easier it is...
- Investing is Risky – Market Risk | Multiples and Money: […] an earlier post I introduced a new serie...
- Pay Less at the Gas Pump This Summer | Multiples and Money: [...] 4% on average each year. That equates to a...
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