I am doing something different in this post. There will be no financial education or money topics. Instead, I want to speak to you as a human who, like you, ...

The American dream of buying a home is not what it once was. The cost of homeownership has increased significantly since its heyday in the 1950’s. And I’m no...

The costs of attending college continue to increase well above inflation, making it appear unreachable for most Americans without financial assistance. The c...

New Year’s Resolutions typically include goals such as losing weight, exercising more, quitting a bad habit, or learning a new skill. There is nothing wrong w...

Many people get excited during this time of year. It is the perfect excuse to shop! I cannot say I share their enthusiasm. I have been called a Scrooge on mo...

Each year in October or November, employees are given the opportunity to update their employer-provided benefits for the upcoming calendar year. This is call...

Financial planning is complex and men and women tend to differ on what they need from a plan and the financial professional with whom they are working. Read...

If you are like me or many Gen X'ers and Millennials, you have changed jobs a few times in your career. With pensions falling off dramatically (and soon to b...

Credit and debit cards are incredibly convenient, aren’t they? We use them for almost everything. The Internet makes it easy to pay for things and even autom...

Being a woman ain’t easy (but you knew that). We are pulled in several directions with little time for ourselves. I know this firsthand. In the past 9 months...

Debt. Most people immediately think all debt is bad, however you could segregate debt into good vs. bad. Good debt is typically associated with appreciatin...