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3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families ESTIMATED 2MIN READ Preparing your estate can be complicated, and if you’re a part of a blended family, estate decisions can be even more complex and nuanced. Blended families take on many forms, but typically consist of...

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My personal journey in a blended family ESTIMATED 1MIN READ  The cycle of life often brings us transition periods.  These periods can be positive and negative experiences.  After my personal experience of divorce, I had to transition to making financial decisions on...

Paying Off Your Home

MANAGING YOUR MONEY LIKE IT’S THE 50’S Many Americans still believe that paying off their home or sending extra mortgage payments each month is a good idea. At one time, it might have been, and in some instances today it might be, but when a person...

You Can’t Eat Your Home

STOP MANAGING YOUR MONEY LIKE IT’S THE 50’s! In my last editorial, I began making the case about why a person might NOT want to pay off their home and how I believe that equates to “1950’s thinking.” You can read that HERE. In the 1950’s, coming off the...

So You Think You Want to Retire?

It was simple.  I didn’t want to retire.  I had not considered it.  That’s when I was in my mid-60s.  My Social Security retirement date was age 65, but I wasn’t ready.  Age 65 came and went, as did 66, 67, etc.  I was in good health and felt many years younger than I...