If someone offered you extra money right now, would you take it? Of course! We can always find a use for additional funds. The problem is, we tend to assume that we don’t have much control over how much money we make. After all, you can’t just wish your way into a higher paycheck. But…
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Top 5 Money Tips for Millennial Women
The financial needs of Millennial women are much different than the financial needs of their mothers and grandmothers. While the basic principles of finance remain the same, the path to reaching financial goals and navigating through a weaker economy than our country has seen in decades – millennial women face a completely different set of…
What Millennials Need to Know About Good & Bad Debt
It’s not often that people talk about debt as something good to have. Most of the time when people mention debt, they refer to credit card balances, student loans that feel stifling, or a car payment that might be eating up too much of the household budget. Each of those types of debts does create…
Why So Many People Want to Avoid Probate
We hear so much about the importance of estate planning and avoiding probate, but very little about the details of why and how. Why is estate planning important? What is probate, anyway? What’s so bad about probate, and how can estate planning help avoid probate? What is probate? Probate is simply the legal process of…
7 Financial Tips for Women Preparing for Divorce
Going through a divorce can be emotionally and financially stressful. While it is important to mentally prepare for some of the raw emotions that will certainly come along with divorce, it is also important to prepare financially for divorce. Statistically, it is more likely for a woman to fall into poverty or a much lower income situation after a…
The Pros and Cons of Remarrying Later in Life
Getting married is a big step for any couple to take. Typically, when we think of the important factors of marriage, we relate it to a young couple finding compatibility, having children, and reaching life goals together. Finding love later in life—after having children, reaching certain life goals, and already having assets acquired—has a completely…
What To Do When You Receive an Unexpected Windfall
If you’ve ever come into an unexpected windfall—maybe a bigger than expected tax refund or a much-anticipated inheritance—you probably know that feeling of giddiness. It’s an exciting feeling, thinking of all the things you can buy, maybe a new car or that kitchen remodel. The problem is, that feeling won’t last long. Ever heard of…
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