Teaching kids about money is critical. Do you remember your first experience with money as a child? Did you receive an allowance? Did you babysit? Overhear conversations your parents were…

Life gets busy. We move. We sometimes overpay a bill by mistake. We sometimes forget to cash a check. We are perhaps part of an unknown class-action lawsuit. It happens.…

When you hear the word frugal, what comes to mind? Is it someone scraping every penny and living on rice and beans? Is it someone using cloth toilet paper? Is…

Addressing end-of-year loose ends with taxes As we near the end of the year, it’s a good time to reflect on the year you’ve had. What went well? What didn’t?…

Sometimes you have to be selfish to be present Earlier this week, I took the day off and had a “me” day. The day was my selfish day filled with…

Black Friday is lauded as the best time of the year to save on purchases. But are you really saving? Or is it all a ploy to drive more consumerism?…

Over the past couple of years, savings account interest rates have eroded. For those of you with savings, you’ve seen the impact in your monthly statements. What used to be…

Creating a vision for your retirement is critical to your happiness in your golden years. Jim and Beth retired 5 years ago. They were both excited to finally be done…

When some people think of libraries, they may instantly think quiet and boring. In reality, libraries should be seen as free entertainment. Libraries open up a whole world of possibilities…

Over the years working in corporate America, I have encountered people who were self-proclaimed “trust fund babies.” They only worked to have something to do or to pave their own…