Right now I’m driving a 2005 Mercedes Benz C230. I got it as a birthday present from my husband 2.5 years ago. I love it! And I want to keep it forever…. but there’s two things that bug me about it.

I received a phone call earlier this week. Here’s a summary of how the conversation went:
Me: Hello.
Caller: Do I need a Roth IRA or Traditional IRA?
Me: Roth. Where are you opening it?
Caller: Scottrade.
Me: Do you know what to invest in?
Caller: No.
Me: We’ll worry about that later. Are you there right now?
Caller: Yes.
Me: Open the account, [...]

When I began this blog I originally intended to make the site live on November 12. We beat it by six days! As you can see, we are now online and have been since last night.

I recently covered how to open a 529 college savings plan. I revealed that we have multiple plans for our children. We currently have six accounts in five different states. Here’s a summary of which states we have an account at and why:

The friends and family that I work with have various levels of financial skills. I decided to rate the strategies I have here with beginner, intermediate or advanced categories to help filter those topics which are appropriate to each person’s skill level.