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MY LITTLE CHICKLING TAKES THE FIRST STEP OUT OF THE NEST
I now appreciate what mother birds must feel when their babies take their first flight. It is a long way down when they leap out of that...


BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME: 10 TIPS YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD
So you’ve decided to jump into the real estate market and buy a home. Congratulations! Real estate can be a great investment. Here are 10...


10 LESSONS LEARNED FROM MY MOTHER
As we travel through life’s journey, we look back at lessons learned. At the time, you don’t see these as lessons. But, as you grow...


IS THE CHEAPEST TERM LIFE INSURANCE POLICY ALWAYS THE BEST?
When it comes to buying life insurance, you may not know where to begin. You don’t want to pay more than you need to, but you want to be...


REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS: A BLESSING OR A CURSE?
I am at an age where I think about retirement. When can I retire? Will I ever feel I’ve saved enough money? How much money is enough? ...


WHAT IS THE COST OF WAITING TO SAVE?
Do you think that you’re too young to start saving for retirement or for a career change? There are a lot of excuses for pushing your...


SECRETS OF A FORMER FINANCIAL ADVISOR… BUDGETS
I am a former financial advisor. The company I worked for is not important (rhymes with “barbarian excess”), but the life and money...


DIGITAL SPRING CLEANING – BEYOND THE WINDEX
Ah, the renewal of spring. The dreadful winter months have finally come to an end. Like many people, you may have a long list of things...


DON’T GIVE AWAY MONEY
It can be so confusing to know where to save for retirement. Is a Roth IRA better than a Traditional IRA? Would it be better for me to...

I LOVE MY DOG AND CAT
Yup. I am one of those people—an unabashed animal lover. But I’m certainly not alone. According to the American Pet Products...


LIVING A LONG LIFE
Do you have a plan for living a long life? The fastest growing age group is the group over age 85. When the social security system was...


INVESTING – IS THE JUICE WORTH THE SQUEEZE?
Everyone saw it happen, but no one saw it coming. The stock market crashed and sent investors running for cover. As a society, people are...


OPENING THE NEXT CHAPTER: MUSINGS FROM A RECENT COLLEGE GRAD
All of a sudden, you’re walking away with a piece of paper in your hand saying that you’re now qualified to head out into the working...


THE POWER OF A POSITIVE MIND
You may have heard how good nutrition and physical activity are good for your health. Did you know that nurturing a positive...


YOUR ROTH IRA CAN GROW, BUT NOT FOREVER
If you have a Roth IRA, you know the benefits of this account. You can take distributions from it over your lifetime without paying any...


10 REASONS I LOVE LIFE INSURANCE
I was standing on the soccer sidelines the other evening talking to my fellow soccer moms about how well a child we all knew was...


THERE’S NO SECOND HOME, BUT THIS FEELS LIKE A SECOND MORTGAGE
My son just started daycare. We were incredibly fortunate to have my mother-in-law watch Mason for the first year of his life. There are...


A TRUE HERO
While growing up I had many heroes not unlike most kids back then or today. Those heroes took the form of many athletes. I remember...


DO WHAT’S RIGHT
Do you make sure your child wears a helmet while riding a bicycle? Do you insist they look both ways before crossing the road or tell...


SMARTPHONE – SMART LIFE: TIPS FROM A WORKING MOM
It’s 10:00 pm and as I go to sit down for the first time today, I realize I forgot to call the orthodontist, forgot to schedule a...
US National Debt Clock : Real Time
Charting America’s Debt: $31 Trillion and Counting. Failing to plan is planning to fail!
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