A 5-Step Personal Finance Crash Course for New Grads
I absolutely love my 7-class personal finance course, but I want to share a super short list of Must Dos and Don’ts for recent college grads.
Family & Estate Planning
I Always Knew It: Study Proves Women Better Investors Than Men
Ladies, the jig is up. You can moan all you want about how you’re not “good” at investing, or it’s too confusing. I’ve long told you those are…
How to Smartly Use Community College as a Stepping Stone
You know I am a big believer in the value of a college education. With one catch. The cost of obtaining a degree must be affordable for the…
How Not to Let Runaway Wedding Costs Derail Your Financial Plan
Look, I love a good party as much as anyone else, especially when there is a great celebration, such as a wedding. But if you’re attending a few…
Funding Your Long Term Care Insurance
It would be easy to say “yes” to long-term care insurance if you didn’t have to come up with new money to pay for it, wouldn’t it? Well,…
The Smartest Home Buying Move Most People Ignore
Most homebuyers choose a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. There’s nothing wrong with going the conventional route and spreading your payments over 30 years. But I wish more people…
Know When to Turn Down a College.
It’s getting close to the pins and needles moments for families with college-bound high school seniors. Acceptance notices will soon be mailed out. I know it will be…
The Selfish Mistake More than 50% of Americans Make
My friends, you are killing me with your inability to plan for your death. A new survey from caring.com reports that just four in 10 adults has either…
The 3 Smartest Moves You Can EVER Make with a Tax Refund.
The average refund for federal tax returns is nearly $3,000. And I know plenty of you also end up getting some money back when you file your state…