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Do you and your partner disagree over money?
What are some of the ways a couple handles bills and expenses? There are varying approaches to sharing bills and setting up your accounts...
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Nov 7, 20232 min read
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Financial Independence. What does it mean?
• Feeling comfortable with money • Being able to make trade offs • Being able to save for something • Having savings...
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Nov 5, 20231 min read
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Comparing college costs is not as straightforward as reading the financial aid award.
Do you know the 4 year graduation rate versus the 5 year Graduation rate? College financial aid offers do not differentiate between...
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Nov 4, 20232 min read
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What is a rich life? What makes me happy?
Rather than just focusing on financial well-being, many suggest that it is being able to do the things that are important to you. Are you...
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Nov 3, 20231 min read
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Do you have different money views than your spouse? How to avoid money conflicts.
What are some of the ways a couple handles bills and expenses? There are varying approaches to sharing bills and setting up your accounts...
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Nov 2, 20232 min read
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Do you have different money views than your spouse? How to avoid money conflicts.
What are some of the ways a couple handles bills and expenses? There are varying approaches to sharing bills and setting up your accounts...
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Nov 2, 20232 min read
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Understand your credit score.
Consumers rely on credit cards but don't realize it effects on your credit score and other bills A survey, by J.D. Power, says that...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
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Is your teen ready to leave for college?
When you are sending your child off to college there are many skills they need to have. Some are simple like how to do laundry, clean...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
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Credit card interest rates are rising. How do you get out of Debt?
With inflation eating at your budget and credit card interest rates rising to over 20% it is getting hard to pay off your credit card...
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Oct 29, 20232 min read
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Preparing your child for the financial responsibility of college
As a parent of a high school or college student, you need to make sure your child is ready for their journey to independence. Discussing...
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Oct 28, 20231 min read
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How Do You and Your Partner Talk About Money?
Do you and your partner even talk about money at all? Have you created shared values in how you communicate and behave? Do you trust each...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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How are your children going to learn about finances?
Most schools are no longer teaching financial literacy. As a parent, YOU will be your child’s finance teacher, unless you make other...
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Oct 22, 20231 min read
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Do you and your partner disagree over money?What are some of the ways a couple handles bills
There are varying approaches to sharing bills and setting up your accounts to make it easy to track where you are. One way is to open a...
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Oct 21, 20232 min read
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What Do My Children Learn When They See Me Spend Money?
Whether or not you think your children are paying attention to you, they do learn from watching your behavior. When you go to the grocery...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read
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Is vocational school or college the next step for my child
Does your teen have the money skills to be ready for life after high school? Is your teen going to college or vocational school? They...
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Sep 17, 20232 min read
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Learn why every woman needs to have a basic understanding of finance investing and budging
We feel strongly that the greatest impact to future financial well-being is education. Budgeting for Women by Women, a story bases book, ...
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Sep 16, 20232 min read
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Does your teen have the money skills to be ready for life after high school?
It is never too soon to start teaching money management skills. Good spending and savings habits learned early set your teen up for a...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Do you have control over your money? Is money causing you stress?
Budgeting allows you to have control over your financial life. It is an important skill at any age. Our Financial Independence Series...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read
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How can you teach your teen to evaluate alternatives & make decisions with realistic financial goals
How can you teach your teen to evaluate alternatives and make decisions within realistic financial constraints? Here is a story from...
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Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Understand your credit score.
Consumers rely on credit cards but don't realize it affect on you credit score and other bills Ar survey, by J.D. Power, says that nearly...
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Sep 2, 20231 min read
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