Personal Finance Blog Post

How to Start Saving and Investing without Spending a lot of Time or Money Getting started is hard.  Once we get started, keeping going and finishing is also hard.  These realities are what keep us from doing meaningful things because meaningful things are often difficult to do.   So, the purpose [...]

How Do I Save Money? “How do I have a great relationship with my significant other?”  “How do I lose 25 pounds?”   Questions like these are hard to answer.  Behind my keyboard, the answers are simple.  For example, it’s easy to say, if you want to increase your savings, [...]

Is it too Late to Start Saving? Is it ever too late to start saving?  Maybe, but probably not.  If you have one year before retirement, you’re in trouble.  If you have five years or more, you can accomplish what it will take to retire using the steps below.     [...]

Is My 401k to Expensive? How Do I know? Is it Important to Know? If you’d like help in evaluating your current plan, or to talk about a new plan, we’d be thrilled to help. Learn more here   Financial wellness programs have become one of the most requested employee [...]

Four Big Money Mistakes and What to Do When You Make Them There are big money mistakes and small money mistakes.  There are good mistakes and bad mistakes.     Good mistakes are the ones we learn, get better, and move on from.  Bad mistakes are the ones we seem doomed [...]

Do I Need Life Insurance? “Do I need life insurance?”   Probably.    Here’s the thing, you’re probably going to live a long and happy life. One in which not major bad things happen to you. But what if something did?   What if you died before you’re supposed to? [...]

Should I Take Out a Personal Loan? The Answer and an Overview of What They Are Should I take out a personal loan? Is a personal loan right for me? Are personal loans good or bad?   I’m going to answer all of those questions and give you the information [...]

How to Get Financial Peace of Mind Merriam-Webster defines peace of mind as a feeling of being safe or protected. What does having peace of mind mean to you?   When I start feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, anxious, or a combination of all of them, I think about the Serenity [...]