Travel Tips for Your Wallet
As the winter season comes to a close, we anticipate the coming of spring and all its joy. Springtime brings with it wedding season and the planning of spring and summer break vacations. My husband and I are in the season of life where we ride the “wedding circuit” each spring and summer. The past […]
Cultivating Love through Finances
Love is a verb; it is an action requiring your involvement and active participation. Husbands and wives choose daily if and how to cultivate love in their marriage. One way to cultivate love is by making financial choices that intentionally honor your marriage. Whether you are married or considering marriage, here are some examples on […]
Tax Breaks for Growing Families
Whether you’re planning to have kids, have just become a parent, or are thinking about down the road, it’s important to explore the financial tools available to support you on this exciting journey. In this article, I will shine a spotlight on the Child Tax Credit—a valuable resource designed to provide financial relief for growing […]
New Year’s Resolution Roadmap
The new year is upon us, and with it comes the annual ritual of setting resolutions. We vow to exercise more, eat healthier, learn a new skill, or save more and spend less. But as January fades and February arrives, many of us find our good intentions falling by the wayside, and gyms empty to […]
Unspectacular Preparation
Roger Staubach, former Dallas Cowboy quarterback, was once quoted, “Spectacular achievements come from unspectacular preparation.” As I was searching for quotes on preparedness, this one really stuck out and stopped me at my desk. I will never forget when my wife blessed me with the news that we were expecting our first child. While we […]
Budget Bits
Recently personal finance news headlines have been flooded with news of budgeting app, Mint, shutting down in January 2024. With over fifteen years in business and millions of users, this leaves many searching for where to go next for their budgeting needs. Maybe the idea of using a budgeting app does not resonate with you. […]
Thankful Holiday Thoughts
Sometimes we need to just slow down and think about all the things in life we have to be thankful for. It seems that we are bombarded every minute of every day with news that can be unpleasant. The things we as humans can do to hurt each other in thought, word and deed is […]
Recycled Financial Health Tips
While completing my “fall” cleaning of electronic documents on my hard drive, I came across a list of 10 Financial Health Tips. I had written these for a luncheon featuring a women’s financial panel a few Novembers ago. To justify keeping this list, I decided to recycle and revamp for your reading pleasure today. Diversify […]
Small Business Owner Dream Team
For as long as I can remember, I have taken an interest in the sport of track & field. I vividly recall spending two weeks of my summer break from elementary school, glued to the television watching the Olympics Games that were held in Beijing, China in 2008. At this particular Olympic Games, Usain Bolt […]
Employee Retention Tax Credit
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) has become a household term. At one time, ERC was reported only by news stations and scholarly publications, but now can be seen or heard on advertisements across all avenues of mainstream media. Considering recent news releases from the Internal Revenue Service, I want to take some time to […]