Just recently, our family incurred some new expenses – the kind related to having a teenager about to get her driver’s license.As we contemplated the increased costs of insurance, gas,…
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Financial pressures loom like storm clouds over young parents: job insecurity, reduced home values, rising costs associated with education and college tuitions for our children, and more. These issues not…
Quite often in my practice I save people – from themselves. Because information is readily available, consumers are enticed by today’s highest rated stocks, best venture capital deals, and newest…
So many changes have occurred in the last decade in response to our country’s economic circumstances – some good and some bad – making it difficult for consumers to know…
Advising a teenager is an art that few have mastered – especially when it comes to money management. During our children’s teen years, we basically are trying to keep the…
One hundred one things to ponder – and get done! As college approaches, parents are overwhelmed with a plethora of to-dos, as well as jaw-dropping costs. What’s the best way…
Navigating the complex world of higher education can be confusing and often downright maddening. Not looking at options could mean the difference in thousands of dollars of debt at graduation.…
Allowance is often defined as a share or portion allotted or granted.Interestingly, the next definition you see is an imposed handicap. Funny how these two meanings interact, because giving your…
In life there are few things that remain the same. My daughter probably gets tired of me reminding her that how she feels at this moment is only temporary, it…
Budget. Budget. Budget. There, I said it.The bottom line for success in your financial house is this: Know your monthly budget and the numbers that make it up. Now, I’m…
Google top ten reasons for divorce, and every time you’ll find issues related to finance. Go deeper and you’ll discover that most marital conflicts stem not from lack of money…
Author Neale S. Godfrey insists children “must be able to see, and be able to identify, the physical substance of money before they can do anything with it.” Therefore, in…
