Category: Financial Tips

Retirement Account Overview

Retirement Account Overview… There are so many different retirement accounts it is hard to even know where to start and what options are available to you. There are fifteen different IRS: Types of Retirement Plans and the nuances underneath each

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Ten Top Tips for Traveling Light Financially

Have a Travel Budget  Map out your rough plan for the time you are traveling. Remember things like gas, entrance fees, parking, tips, photo packages, etc.   Allocate dollars to a daily budget. Put more money towards the days you may

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Break Open In Case of Emergency

You often hear the advice, “You should have 3-6 months in your emergency fund outside of normal savings,” but what exactly does that mean? What is supposed to be covered in an emergency fund? And when do I choose to

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Ten Creative Ways to Get into Financial Shape

Just like working out, sometimes it is better to have a partner. Setting some goals with an accountability partner can help you stay on track. A couple of creative ideas are:  Credit Score challenge: Baseline your credit score and see

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Kids, Money & Divorce

Any parent will tell you that setting up allowance and teaching kids about money is a chore (pun intended) in the best of situations, but now add two households and the negotiation goes up to another level with kids. We

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The Fear of Running Out of Money

If you are recently divorced or going through a divorce, you may share the #1 fear of divorced people, which is the fear of running out of money. Have you asked yourself, “How will the same income that used to

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Post-Divorce Checklist

Your divorce is finally done, dusted and stamped by the courts. You would think the work is over and you can file away your paperwork and be done, but thinking this is actually one of the biggest mistakes made in

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