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THE GAPING HOLE IN YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN (AND HOW YOU CAN FIX IT)
IF YOU’RE FINANCIALLY SAVVY, YOU LIKELY PRIDE YOURSELF ON HAVING YOUR DUCKS ALL LINED UP IN A NICE, TIDY ROW. Rainy day savings? Check....
6 QUESTIONS WOMEN SHOULD BE ASKING ABOUT THEIR FINANCES RIGHT NOW…
The pandemic has been a wake-up call for many to reevaluate their finances, according to a recent Life Happens survey. And for women,...
WILL YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME LAST?
How Prepared Are You? How Far Will Your Savings Take You? I first got into the financial services industry because I knew I wanted to...
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...
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...
WOMEN, WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE TO LOOK LIKE?
I am a really girly girl. Sugar and spice and everything nice– I’m that cliché. My favorite color is pink. I love shopping for...
SECRETS OF A FORMER FINANCIAL ADVISOR: THE MONKEY TRAP
The nature documentary footage shows a bare circle of earth surrounded by lush grasses, trees and brush. A monkey cautiously approaches...
HOW THE “F” WORD MAKES WOMEN SMARTER
Smart women share a lot of things with each other–a lot. Everything from bad dates to bad bosses, trying to get pregnant to birth...
HOW MUCH LIFE INSURANCE DO YOU REALLY NEED?
Typically getting the insurance you need is pretty straightforward. Generally someone else will tell you how much you need for your car...
BORROW FROM YOURSELF
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” Source: NLG It’s one of those classics that falls...
IT’S TIME TO CLOSE THE RETIREMENT SAVINGS GENDER GAP
Women earn 78 cents to every dollar that men earn, according to the U. S. Department of Labor. That’s 23% less than their male...
WHEN DID I BECOME A HAM ON RYE? | TIPS FOR LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN YOUR GOLDEN YEARS
I have aging parents. But I don’t have children. Am I still considered part of the “Sandwich Generation” or does lack of one slice of...
HOW TO LIVE A LIFE YOU LOVE
Many of us struggle to find balance in our lives and often feel like we could have the life we love if only…. And the “if only” list can...
HOW SHOULD I DOUBLE MY MONEY? HERE ARE SOME CHARITABLE GIVING TIPS
We’ve been going through a fun and interesting debate in my family: Now that we can double our money, who should get it? Source: NLG No,...
SECRETS OF A FORMER FINANCIAL ADVISOR: DANCE WITH THE ONE WHO BRUNG YOU
“Dance With The One Who Brung You” – Old Southern Saying (with various ungrammatical variations). Source: NLG “A man with a watch knows...
HOW I PAID FOR THE LIFE INSURANCE I DIDN’T THINK I COULD AFFORD
Life insurance can be a less than fun topic to think and read about. I get it; life insurance makes you think about things that you’d...
CAN WE TALK? | FINANCIAL PLANNING WITH YOUR SPOUSE
Call me crazy but between juggling work schedules, playing hot potato with parenting duties (“but I read stories last night…”), and...
9 ½ LESSONS ABOUT MONEY AND LIFE (THAT ONLY TOOK ME FORTY YEARS TO LEARN)
I’ve had some really great mentors along the way, both professional and personal, who bravely shared their “warts and all” wisdom and...
TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR DESTINY
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in a number of different ways across our great nation. In many communities, MLK day is...
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A FINANCIAL CHECKUP?
Every year, I have the opportunity to get a health screening. I get updated on my cholesterol, blood pressure, height and weight–the...
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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