Dealing With a Mountain of Debt
Debt is a way of life in America–we lived it and were able to escape. We had a huge mortgage on the dream home we designed and built. We had…
Learning to be Content
Contentment is in pretty short supply in our country and in our culture because the advertising industry tries to create discontent in our lives. Look at any website that sells…
8 Steps to Get Out of Debt
If you look on the internet there are millions of suggestions about how to pay off debt. The best way to pay off debt is to understand your current situation,…
I’m Retiring – What Now?
After years of the “for better or for worse” that comes with every marriage, you already know that you and your spouse won’t agree on everything. And you have probably…
Cut Your Monthly Bills, But do the Math
This year has brought all of us a lot of challenges and for many of us, those challenges related to finances. If you had financial challenges before the pandemic, the…
Time for a Financial Health Checkup
This year has brought all of us a lot of challenges and for many of us, those challenges related to finances. Earlier this year, The Financial Health Network, a non-profit…
There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Frugal
It’s amazing how much of our life revolves around money. We are either making money, spending money or using stuff on which we have spent money. Yet for as much…
Prepare for Your First Post Pandemic Christmas
Christmas will be in December! That’s not news to anyone, but we act as though we don’t know when Christmas will arrive because the Christmas season often catches us unprepared…
A new NORMAL?????
I was just reading an article that started out “Traditional Financial Advice Is No Longer Relevant.” My initial thought was, “Why not?” But further reflection led me to realize, much…
Stay on Top of Your Credit Report
There are two parts to how companies monitor your use of credit—your credit report and your credit score. A credit report contains information about you, such as the addresses where…