Sixteen personal finance writers put together an outstanding guide of finance material that spans a lifetime in the Money Matters for All Ages series. The entire series is also available to download in a free e-book. Here’s the highlights:

Posted January 26, 2008 in College savings, Credit cards, Debt, Frugal, Insurance, Investing, Kids, Retirement, Savings, Taxes | 10 Comments »

This is the first post in a series about Money Matters for All Ages. Sixteen personal finance writers address financial issues from babies to retirement and everything in between. See the end of the article for the entire series.

Photography: Six clones (clowns?) v3 by Spigoo
Our oldest son just turned 2 and our youngest [...]

Posted January 15, 2008 in College savings, Insurance, Intermediate, Investing, Kids, Savings, Taxes | 10 Comments »

I’d like to think that as the family financial guru, I give the best gifts! I put a lot of thought into each one and come up with gifts that will keep on giving, sometimes for the lifetime of the recipient. So why do people dread my great gift giving ideas?

Posted December 19, 2007 in College savings, Investing, Retirement, Savings | 12 Comments »

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:

Posted November 6, 2007 in Advanced, College savings | 2 Comments »

As a mom of small children who spends time with other parents of small children, I’m often asked how to open a college savings account. Below I’ve put together a step-by-step plan to open a 529 plan. I’ve tried to keep it simple, as I often find the reason for not doing anything is because [...]

Posted November 3, 2007 in College savings, Intermediate | No Comments »