Are you in shape? Take the ‘Summer Shape-up’ test?

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 savings and spending strategy that [...]

‘6 things you MUST-DO to ensure your family survives a job loss’

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 [...]

Do you have an emergency plan in place?

 In the last few issues of ‘itsHERmoney’ we discussed the importance of organizing the 5 rooms of one’s financial house; our personal debt room, our savings plan room, our retirement plan room, our estate plan room and our insurance needs room. Last month we tackled the topic of managing and understanding our ‘debt room’. In [...]

Tips to spring clean your financial house

The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing - Spring seems to have finally sprung. It’s a great time to start new and clean out those cobwebs hiding within each nook and cranny of our homes. And although our intentions start off good, somehow we always find an excuse to dodge the hefty job [...]