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Can I Save For Retirement While Helping My Kids & Parents?

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If you’ve asked yourself how you’ll save for retirement while also financially helping your kids and parents, you’re not alone. A few years ago, the Pew Research Center reported that almost half of all adults in their 40’s or 50’s were either raising a child or supporting a grown child, while also helping a parent […]

Should You Hire Friends and Family for Your Business?

When you own a small business, you need to wear many hats to run and grow your enterprise. However, there will come a time when you can’t do it all alone and need to hire employees. When you reach that point, it may be tempting to enlist the help of family and friends. After all, […]

What Are The Best Ways To Financially Prepare For A Baby?

Your family is growing! Whether this is your first time becoming a mom or not, preparing to have a baby brings a whirlwind of feelings, emotions, and worries. One of the biggest concerns moms-to-be face is a financial one. You may have seen estimates that it costs $233,000 to raise a child from birth to […]

What Are The Best Ways For Keeping My Family Safe From Identity Theft?

Thanks to data breach after data breach, online security and identity theft are at the forefront of most adults’ minds. Most of us work pretty hard to keep ourselves safe online. We log out of public computers after using them. We create different usernames. And we change our passwords regularly. We even resist the urge […]

College Students And Money: Should College Students Have Credit Cards?

For many young adults, college is when the topic of money and finances gets real. Many college students start to manage money on their own for the first time in their lives. College students use money daily. Many have recurring bills to pay, such as rent, insurance, and tuition. They also have to pay for […]

What Are The Best Money Books For Teens And Young Adults?

As your kids get older and become young adults, everything they want and need seems to get more expensive. You think about money a lot, and you’ll notice money is on your teen’s mind more often too. Whether it’s spending money to go out with friends, earning money from their first job, saving money for […]

What Money Games And Activities Are Best For Teens?

When it comes to teaching kids about money, we know starting early is a smart decision! There are terrific resources to help young children learn their first financial lessons. But what can we use to teach older kids and teens about money? Improving teens financial literacy is incredibly important. A 2017 study released by the […]

How Can I Teach My Kids About Money?

We all want to raise kids who are happy, well adjusted, and, let’s face it – financially successful. But if you haven’t got your own financial life sorted out just yet, how do you make sure to teach kids smart money habits? T. Rowe Price, the popular investment firm, surveyed over 1,000 parents and adults and […]

How Do I Prepare For My New Baby On A Budget?

Baby care products make up a $74 billion industry in the US, and it’s estimated the average new parent will spend tens of thousands of dollars in the first year alone. If you’re not careful, preparing for your new baby can quickly bust your budget. The industry heavily markets “must have” products you and your […]

Should We Be Discussing Money Troubles With Others?

In our culture, talking about money – especially money troubles – can be uncomfortable. Money feels like a very personal topic. And, like discussing politics and religion, it’s a topic laden with the potential for judgment and scrutiny. Telling others our income or how much we save can come across as egotistical. And sharing our […]

Have Questions About Estate Planning? Start Here

When you first consider estate planning, you might wonder if now’s the time to act. Chances are good it is. Or it’s at least time to find answers to your questions about everything involved in creating an estate plan. Putting off estate planning because you’re young and healthy isn’t a good excuse. It’s often suggested […]

Have Questions About Your Kids and Money? Start Here

As a parent, you have plenty of questions about your kids. And you work hard to get answers to your questions, so you raise healthy, responsible, and productive young adults. One of the topics you’ll surely address as your kids get older is money. You’ll want to teach them about earning money, spending money, and […]

Inspiring Money Stories: Always Save, But Still Treat Yourself

Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Faith! She’s a little younger than our previous interviewees, but she’s already learned quite a bit about money. We first heard a little about Faith when she wrote a ‘post’ on her dad’s blog almost one year ago, and we thought it would be great to hear what she’s […]

How Can I Save Money And Still Have A Happy Halloween?

Kids are back in school, leaves are changing colors, and the scent of pumpkin spice is in the air. Skeletons, ghosts, and spider webs decorate store aisles, and candy sales are popping up everywhere. We’re fast approaching the day that brings out the kid in all of us each year – Halloween! If you’re not […]

Is Cell Phone Insurance Really Worth The Money?

If you haven’t ever lost or damaged your cell phone, you’ve probably had a close call at some point. You know the feeling of your phone slipping out of your hand and the sound it makes when it hits the floor. It’s a miracle your phone survived some of those drops. Maybe you’ve even misplaced […]

Should I Let My Teenager Get A Part-Time Job?

Your teenager continually begs you for money, and here they are again. You’re starting to feel like an ATM. But this time you pause, ignore their outstretched hand and say no. It’s time to set some limits here. Frustrated, your teen asks if they can get a part-time job to earn their own money. You […]

How Do I Encourage The Entrepreneurial Spirit In My Kids?

We all want our kids to grow up and become successful right? As parents, it’s our job to teach them about money. How to earn it, save it, spend it, share it, and invest it. And learning by doing is often one of the best ways for something to stick. Research indicates kids who work […]

The Best Ways To Save On Back-to-School Shopping

If you’ve been to any stores in the last few weeks, you can tell it’s back-to-school shopping season. Some aisles are filled with glue sticks, folders, and backpacks. Others the latest fashions so kids can be off to school in style. The kids might not be ready to head back, but you need to begin […]

Dependent Care FSAs: Will A Flexible Spending Accounts Save You Money On Child Care Expenses?

If you have a child in daycare or if you’ve started researching the cost of it, you’ve probably experienced some stress in finding affordable quality childcare. Childcare costs depend on many factors, and even though there are things you can do to save money, working parents still spend thousands of dollars each year for child […]

Do I Need A Living Trust In My Estate Plan?

While it’s sometimes thought that trusts are only for the wealthy, a living trust can be useful and serve as a practical tool for the rest of us, too. But what is a living trust? And how do you know if you need a living trust as part of your estate plan? Generally, estate planning […]

How Can I Control The Costs Of My Kids’ Activities?

It’s no secret that having kids is costly. In fact, if you believe recent estimates, it could cost well over $200,000 to raise each child. While there are expenditures like food, shelter, and clothing that are non-negotiable, other expenses are. With an ever-increasing amount of pressure on families to have their children be as involved […]

How Can I Save Money on Child Care Expenses?

As women, we know children are a blessing. We relished the anticipation of all the cooing and codling of our sweet new bundle of joy. While we tried not to stress about the exorbitant costs associated with hiring someone to care for him or her once we returned to work. After getting over the sticker […]

What Resources Are Best To Introduce Investing To My Teen?

In a recent GoBankingRates.com survey, more than 5,000 respondents were asked to identify the number one financial topic they wished they’d learned in school, from a list of six possible answers. The choices were: How to create and stick to a budget How taxes work The importance of credit scores/building credit How credit cards, loans, and interest rates […]

How Do I Plan For The Future Care Of My Special Needs Child?

Your life takes a special turn when you have a special needs child. As you travel through early childhood and teenage years, your hands are held by public education and the services it offers. You attend countless meetings. And you learn how best to advocate so that your loved one receives the care and support […]

What Money Games And Activities Are Best For Kids?

Parents and caregivers may wonder when to start teaching young kids about money. Although there is no “right” time, starting early makes the most sense! Even at two or three years of age, children can start learning about money through your everyday family activities. Going to the store and talking about buying groceries or clothes […]

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