Have you ever heard a story so outrageous that you had to sit back and ask, What were they thinking? Years ago, I found myself in a conversation that left me both baffled and introspective about how we prioritize our finances and relationships. A Cry for Help A couple...
Dear 23 Year Old Me, Congratulations! You got your first big-girl job! No more waiting on tables, standing behind a cash register, or substitute teaching. You are a full-fledged teacher with a full-fledged salary ($22,000 looks huge compared to the $5,000 you used to...
It’s unbelievable how many students graduate from high school or college with absolutely no idea how to manage their personal finances. These days so many young people are dealing with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, you would think that a class on...
This blog post is dedicated to my sweet cousin Bethany who is a military wife to a deployed Marine. It takes a special person to be married to the military. Being a military spouse is not easy. I know because I was a military wife for 8 years. During that time there...
Last August, I wrote a post about Teaching Finances to Children. It was one of my most popular posts on this blog. I wrote it after observing some situations where parents just gave and gave and gave to their kids because those parents felt their kids should have...
