Money Health and Your Family’s Finances – Budgets and Other Tips
Are you financially fit? Does your knowledge of money go beyond the budgets? Enhance your knowledge with these nine steps for fitness.
Raising Generous Children
Last year, my kids had their first interaction with Legendary Santa. While they were captivated by all the wonder of the experience, their favorite activity (to my surprise) was visiting the Fawn Shop with their MaeMae and PaPa and purchasing…
5 Facts About Saving for Education
Funding college expenses for children remains one of the biggest savings goals for many adults. In fact, according to recent research from studentloanhero.com, 92 percent of parents today have already paid or plan to assist with these costs when or…
Weekends on a Budget
Working full-time and being a mom is hectic, to say the least. It leaves very little time to bond as a family during the workweek. If one of the kids has an extracurricular activity, I’m usually the one showing up…
Home Buying for Beginners
COVID-19 caused significant disruptions to our everyday lives that have created ripple effects across a variety of industries. The housing market is no exception. During the past two years, many people have left behind the urban sprawl of mega-cities for…
Tickets, Please!
Warm weather is here and most people are chomping at the bit to get out and enjoy music concerts, theatre productions, sporting events, and other entertainment. Since the pandemic, many venues have gone to only accepting digital tickets, making the…
What is Cryptocurrency? How About Blockchain?
It would be pretty hard to have gotten through the last five years without ever hearing or talking about cryptocurrency or the blockchain. The explosion of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies onto the national scene means the price movements of…
Tax Assistance for Working Families
Taxes can be complicated, and it can be especially difficult to maximize your refund when completing your taxes on your own. For low- and middle-income households, these complexities are often a barrier to building financial stability. There’s a program to…
Managing Finances From the Middle
When a friend is having a tough time, do you prefer to bake cookies, instead of buying some at the store? Have you ever experienced a Pinterest fail attempting to make a Baby Yoda birthday cake for your seven-year-old instead…
Dos and Don’ts of Crowdfunding
After a tragedy, people want to help in any way they can. That often means contributing to fundraising campaigns that appear to directly benefit survivors, victims, and their families. The shooting at the high school in Michigan late last year,…
