Saving to buy a house? A house. A home. The American Dream…to own and not rent. To be your own boss in your humble abode. To be able to paint your walls with chalkboard paint, add new cabinets, and throw away that nasty old tub….without having to call maintenance and get permission for, well….anything. My […]

Sometimes it is hard trying to save money when you know that everyone will need new shoes for school or your refrigerator needs repaired, right?

So, how do you manage money as a college graduate? How do you pay off all of that debt? Save and start a life?

What are emergency fund benefits? Have you ever had an expense that you could not pay for? Maybe someone fell and broke their arm and you did not have enough money for the medical bills. Or maybe your refrigerator needed repaired and you did not have the money to pay for the repair. And yes, […]

Let’s start with the basics. What is an emergency fund? And emergency is just that…money set aside for emergencies. I know…seems so simple, right?

A friend of mine sent a text the other day. It was the 2 year anniversary of her husband’s death and she said she missed him more each day…

Have you ever had an expense that you could not pay for? Maybe someone fell and broke their arm and you did not have enough money for the medical bills.

Wouldn’t you love to have a debt free January? Yup! I bet you would.

Budgets….what comes to mind when you read or hear that word? Do you feel a sense of freedom or do you feel restticted?