On Chief Mom Money Mondays, I take you through a financial decision, topic, or story. Today’s story is a tale of terror where a salesperson tried to get me to buy an IRA inside an annuity. I went down to a local bank branch last year to transfer a small inherited IRA from my grandmother […]
Why The Bank Thinks I’m Stupid – Annuities in an IRA Read More »
“Or” It’s one of those words that can strike fear in our hearts. What’s so scary about a short two letter word like “or”? To me that word represents choices, and the road not taken. You see, the word “or” is what we use when we have a choice between two or more options. Sometimes
The Choices We Face Read More »
Working Women Wednesdays gives you tips, tricks, and information about being a successful working mom in corporate America. Today’s topic – getting an education while being a mom It’s advice you hear all the time – go to (or have your kids go to) community college to start out, then transfer to a four-year school.
From Community College to MBA – My Story Read More »
Lately I’m dreaming about mortgage freedom. This may be surprising – after all, my mortgage only has less than 12 years left at 2.75%. The balance over the past three years (since it started-it’s a 15 year) has dropped almost $50k. Every month the balance goes down by over a thousand dollars, thanks to the
Why I want to be free of my 2.75% mortgage in five years Read More »
Happy Halloween everyone! For this weeks Money Monday I’m sharing some fun financial facts about Halloween for you. For more check out the National Retail Federation’s Halloween headquarters. I wrote a post with these facts and some tips to save money last week – be sure to check it out here. Don’t forget to score
Halloween 2016 Fun Financial Facts Read More »
In a prior article I wrote about my story in cutting cable for the past seven years despite having three kids and a TV loving husband. Is this something you’re interested in doing too? Well here’s my promised 11 easy steps to cutting the cord: Determine your reasons. You’ll want to keep these in mind
Cutting Cable in 11 Steps- Countering Common Objections, and 5 Family Financial Lessons Read More »
