I won't say I grew up in a poor family, nor will I say I grew up in a rich one. From my knowledge, although my parents can contend this, I think we were in the lower middle class zone of the economic spectrum. I was born in the Pennsylvania, then … [Read more...] about Appreciating Your Own Financial Education Experience
I'm not a parent. I don't claim to know how someone should be a parent. However, I do know when I see something I don't like, and many times I've wondered "Why don't people need a license to be a parent?". This question has a complicated answer that … [Read more...] about Parenting classes before you can take tax deductions and credits?
Guest post by Elaine Roberts The British Government recently announced that it will be incorporating compulsory money management into the National Curriculum. This means that children as young as 5 will be learning about personal finances. While … [Read more...] about Money Management for Children – How young is too young?
I've laid out how we got into most of our financial mess prior to even getting married, and I left you with a cliffhanger at the end. In the next article, I'll talk about the months leading up to our wedding, including a decision that nearly … [Read more...] about Our Journey to Debt Freedom: The Ultimatum
So, I've laid out how we got to our total consumer debt of $113,000 (not counting our roughly $400,000 mortgage). Now it's time to explain how we began to dig our way out. First, though, let me take you back to May, 2001 when I graduated college … [Read more...] about Our Journey to Debt Freedom: Graduation through Engagement
A friend recently told me that she was invited to a school colleague's wedding where she was asked to pay for her meal AND bring a gift. In these tough economic times, an engaged couple could rightly be tempted to ask their guests to pitch in more … [Read more...] about Would you go to a wedding if you had to pay for your meal?
