RSS- When grown kids ask for money February 26, 2010
- Is your marriage ‘financially’ sound? December 2, 2009
- 5 simple money principles to teach your kids October 2, 2009
- Are you in shape? Take the ‘Summer Shape-up’ test? July 11, 2009
When grown kids ask for money
[26 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | ]
‘To give or not to give’ is the age-old question that parents of adult children often contemplate. When I am asked for advice on this topic my response is always the same: ‘neither a lender nor a borrower be’ especially when it comes to family and friends. In my experience, the costs far exceed the [...]
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Is your marriage ‘financially’ sound?
[1 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
The merging of two financial lives into one can create havoc on even the strongest of relationships and especially if money talks were never tackled beforehand. Ideally, financial discussions should have happened long before the marriage; however, it is never too late to try to understand your partner’s feelings about money and how compatible they [...]
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5 simple money principles to teach your kids
[1 Oct 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Whether you know it or not, you are teaching your kids every day about the value of money by how you spend it, save it, invest it or waste it. Qualified or not, you are their money coach and they will learn by watching and listening to your every move. If this concerns you, not [...]
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Are you in shape? Take the ‘Summer Shape-up’ test?
[10 Jul 2009 | One Comment | ]
Get the skinny on your financial ‘well being’ by taking the Summer Shape up Quiz. Quiz 1. I earn enough money each month to pay all my bills? Yes/No 2. I have enough money saved to pay for emergency or unexpected costs? Yes/No 3. I have written financial goals? Yes/No 4. I have a written [...]
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’6 things you MUST-DO to ensure your family survives a job loss’
[4 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Nobody takes pleasure in suddenly becoming unemployed. Just the ‘prospect’ alone can be very overwhelming and stressful. Often the worry or anxiety comes from feeling you have no control over the situation. This is partially true, you may not be able to control what your employer does but you can control to some extent how [...]
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The best use of your tax refund
[29 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Do you remember the good old days when spending our tax refund frivolously wasn’t such a big deal? Our jobs were stable, house values seemed to be on a never-ending climb and the stock market was booming. Things were looking pretty good. Well, we are all feeling a little less wealthy these days; our portfolios [...]
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What the heck is a recession?
[19 Mar 2009 | Comments Off | ]
What the heck is a recession? Well we now know that we are officially in one, so what the heck is it? In simple terms, a recession is when the economy stops growing and for the most part, starts going in reverse. Technically it is described as two or more consecutive quarters of negative growth [...]
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A man is NOT your retirement plan!
[10 Mar 2009 | Comments Off | ]
I always advise women of two things, first take care of your personal finances throughout your years ‘as if you had to’. And second, save regularly regardless of your financial health. This was the adage of a client I dealt with years ago. A lesson learned when her husband of 25 years walked out and [...]