We all know that America is the land of the free, home of the brave, and homeland of the litigious. But despite the fact that we seem to hear about huge payouts from frivolous lawsuits on a daily basis, getting yourself entangled in the possibly years-long process of suing someone who has wronged you might […]
Getting married is one of the biggest decisions anyone can make in life. You continually learn things about your spouse as you spend more and more time together having conversations about anything and everything. Naturally, finances are a common topic that will come up. It is a touchy subject for married couples at times, which […]
It’s an old family joke that when ATMs first premiered, my grandmother believed that a banker sat behind the machine and dispensed the money. To be fair to Grandma, she knew that there weren’t “tiny little tellers” in the machines, like the commercials jokingly stated. It just didn’t occur to her that her banking transactions […]
I read something interesting in the paper the other day: Some parents are putting off Christmas until January. Tight budgets are back in vogue, and many parents are just waiting until the after Christmas sales in order to buy their gifts. We are fortunate enough to have all our Christmas shopping done right now, but […]
Not too long ago, I opened a Health Savings Account. One of the questions I was asked when I opened the account was this: Who is your beneficiary? This is a very important question that many people don’t think much about. It’s a little bit easier to remember include beneficiaries on insurance policies — especially […]
Don’t worry if you’ve spent a bit more than you’d like to have done this holiday season, because you’re probably in excellent company. Unexpected expenses can happen at any time of the year, it just seems to happen more frequently around this time of year. Anything from finding out your little black cocktail dress from […]
