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.

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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 [...]

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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.

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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:

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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.

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