Family Financial Traditions

To some degree or another, we are all a function of the social environments in which we were raised. Of course, that encompasses both positives and negatives. When it comes…

Holiday Bonus + Tax Refund Spending: Where to Put it…

How to Get Max Return Out of Your Taxes Did you get a holiday bonus from your employer? Or maybe you have a tax refund coming. If so, do you…

Watch Out for Predatory Tax Liens on Your Family Home

Predatory Tax Liens To Be Aware Of As our parents and other loved ones age, they may need a little more attention from us. Parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, or…

Planning for Charitable Giving

Estate Planning for a Charitable Giving January 1 wipes the slate clean for your tax-deductible charitable contributions. That might be a good time to reassess your approach to donating to…

Cards for Brianna: A Lifetime of Lessons and Love from…

The Best Gift You Can Leave to Your Loved Ones A Wisconsin woman, whose story was widely reported in media nationwide, has died. Heather McManamy, who was diagnosed with cancer…

Retirement Planning Reality Check

The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) states that American workers have not set aside nearly enough for retirement planning to the tune of trillions of dollars. Why? Well as…

What Happens to an Indigent Person After Death?

There are so many people in our midst who are considered indigent. We see them on street corners, in parks, and where homeless people congregate. We may wonder how they…

How to Raise Responsible Kids – Part 4

Welcome back to the fourth and final article in our series on How to Raise Responsible Kids. You can read part 1, where we defined what responsibility means, and part…

How to Raise Responsible Kids – Part 3

Welcome back to the third article in our series on How to Raise Responsible Kids. You can read part 1, where we defined what responsibility means [Part 1], and part…

How to Raise Responsible Kids – Part 2

Welcome back to the second article in our series on How to Raise Responsible Kids. You can read part 1, where we defined what responsibility means Part 1. Guide to…