Open enrollment season is fast approaching, which means that you’ll soon be asked to make decisions about which employer benefits you want to take advantage of. And while that may sound dry, it actually represents a big opportunity for you to bolster your financial situation. This post shows you what to look for so that you can make smart choices.Read more…
A Lifetime of Happiness
Posted July 24, 2018
Do you ever feel stuck in the cycle of delayed gratification? Most personal finance advice can make it feel like your life is supposed to be one big grind until some abstract future point in time when you’ll finally be allowed to enjoy yourself. But good financial planning is about facilitating happiness at all stages of life.Read more…
6 Lessons Learned as a First-Time Home Buyer
Posted September 12, 2017
My wife and I bought a house for the first time ever just a couple of months ago and today I’d like to share some of the lessons I learned along the way. To be perfectly honest, I found the entire process to be pretty brutal, but hopefully this makes it a little easier for you the next time you’re buying a house.Read more…
We’ve Got to Go Through It: Navigating the Post-Birth Financial Maze
Posted August 22, 2017
There’s a refrain in this children’s book I’ve now read approximately 4,567 times at my kids’ bedtime: “We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Oh No! We’ve got to go through it.” It speaks to me as a mother, especially when I think about all the complicated financial systems I’ve had to navigate as a new parent.Read more…
Why We (Finally!) Decided to Buy a House
Posted August 15, 2017
On July 17, my wife and I signed the final piece of paper and officially became homeowners for the first time in our lives. Up to that point we had always been renters, and while we were nervous about making such a big financial commitment, buying finally seemed like the right decision for our family at this point in our lives. Here’s why.Read more…
