by Gayle Evezich | Oct 26, 2021 | Budgeting, Debt, How-to Budget, Preventing Future Debt, Psychology of Money, Spending Habits |
According to highly esteemed medical establishments like the Mayo and Cleveland Clinics, dying of a broken heart is a real thing. It’s called Broken Heart Syndrome (a.k.a. stress cardiomyopathy in medical terms). Although its symptoms mimic a heart attack, it’s...
by Gayle Evezich | Oct 14, 2021 | Lifestyle, Preventing Future Debt, Psychology of Money, Spending Habits, Spending Habits |
Do you remember that old saying, “Keeping up with the Joneses?” It’s been a long time since I’ve heard it and I expect it’s because it’s a bit dated. The origin of this idiom is from a comic strip named “Keeping up with the Joneses” that ran from 1913 to 1940 and...
by Gayle Evezich | Aug 4, 2021 | Budgeting, How-to Budget, Preventing Future Debt, Psychology of Money, Spending Habits, Spending Habits |
It’s that time of year with festive commercials on repeat, stores full of holiday decorations, music and alluring aromas, and conversations turning to gifts. It’s hard not to be in the holiday spirit and buy, buy, buy. The pressure to get just the right gift can be...
by Lisa Whitley | Jun 21, 2021 | Housing, Mortgages, Preventing Future Debt |
“Everyone should buy a house.” You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it. And it is wrong. Worst of all, it perpetuates that idea that renters are somehow “less than” homeowners in our society. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with buying a house in the...
by Damian Dunn | Jan 20, 2021 | Kids, Preventing Future Debt, Student Loans & College Savings, Student Loans & College Savings |
Lisa Whitley — If you have kids, likely you have given consideration to the question “How will I pay for their college education?” It could be a fairly straightforward answer were it not for the fact that you may still be paying off loans from your own education....
by Damian Dunn | Dec 16, 2020 | Budgeting, How-to Budget, Preventing Future Debt, Psychology of Money, Spending Habits, Spending Habits |
Lisa Whitley — Seriously, why? Everyone tells you that you should have a budget. But if it is such a great thing to have, then wouldn’t everyone do it happily without being prodded by people like me? I believe that the thing that often stands between knowing that...
