Are you, a friend, or a family member struggling with student loans? Currently, there is about $945 billion in outstanding student loan debt in the U.S. That’s more than the total current national credit card debt. The amount some young adults have saddled themselves with is staggering; a staff member in our office graduated from […]
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Have you ever thought about your spending purchases from an ethical standpoint? I’m sure you’ve noticed the “Buy American” bumper sticker on the back of some people’s cars, but for the most part not too many people give daily consideration to where and how the products they buy are made. With us being a cog […]
Join the Club
Do you remember each and every Christmas gift you received as a child? In my family, I am noted as the person with the most “long term memory,” but even I can only remember a handful of them. What I do remember most about Christmases’ past is the day spent with extended family, the pretty […]
Christmas and Clutter
Have you ever watched the show “Hoarders” on TV? Hoarding is a serious behavior issue that affects between 700,000 and 1.4 million people in the United States. It is defined by the Mayo Clinic as the “excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them.” Many of us are not in that advanced […]
Mind Your Own Business
A spending plan or budget is something many of us prefer not to think about; it can be very scary to lay out your finances in black and white. If you don’t look at the numbers that say you’re out of balance, then you don’t have to think about the possibility that you are not […]
Birthday Party “Poop-Out”
Are we worn out yet from kids’ birthday parties? It seems like parents are either trying to plan the perfect birthday party “palooza” of all time for their kids or are running around every other week buying yet another expensive gift for someone else’s child. Are either of those scenarios hitting home for you right now […]