Most of us get busy doing the day to day things and never take the time to stop and prepare for when we are gone. I know, we do not want to think of that and, besides, we are all too young. I wish it was that easy to do, […]
Many of us are spending time “spring cleaning”. We’ve cleaned out the garage, the closets and the storage room. Hours have been spent cleaning out the flowerbeds and sprucing up the appearance of our homes – inside and out. But, how much time have we given to our finances? What [&hell
It seems as if it will never stop. Just this week I was driving down the road and there were three different gas stations at one intersection. One had fuel for $3.23, another for $3.25 and the final station was $3.35. That is up from $3.17 just 10 days earlier. […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…oh wait, its tax time not Christmas. Taxes, again! Some of us will spend hours getting papers together, completing our forms and submitting the paperwork to the IRS. Others, those who are more organized, are getting things readied and off to
Good news on CNNMoney.com yesterday. Consumer debt is on its way down! Really. According to the report, this is the 6th consecutive month that the total amount of debt has decreased. This month the amount exceeded expectations and was down $21.6 billion dollars! That is great news,
Today marks the release of Max Lucado’s new book Fearless. Out of all the books I have read from Max Lucado, I do believe that this is one of his best and is quite possible the most timely. This book is one I would recommend to everyone who struggles with […]
This is the first opportunity I have had to post my blog today. Not much to say, but to wish everyone a great, long, holiday weekend. It is kind of sad, but unofficially it is the end of summer. Kids back in school and vacations over. Folks in the north […]
An article in the New York Times this morning suggests that Americans are finding it harder to secure new jobs and that the problem is directly related to older folks working longer. Many who had planned to retire by now find it impossible because of the losses in their retirement [&
Making Those Grocery Dollars Count! Its nothing new – most of us have no idea how much we are spending at the grocery store. Oh yea, we can tell you what it cost us our last visit but at the end of the month we have no idea where all […]