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By Brenda K. Uekert, PhD The numbers are in for Black Friday – consumers spent almost $69 billion between Thanksgiving and Sunday, a new record. Those who shopped on Black Friday spent an average of $362. ‘Tis the season for spending! So how odd that I found myself driving home on black Friday with an […]

Helping Aging Parents With Money: Charitable Giving

On this Giving Tuesday, we’re focusing on our aging parents and their charitable giving. We’ve already written about senior citizens being serious targets for financial exploitation, sharing ways to help protect your parents from losing their hard-earned money. While we are passionate about helping our parents avoid becoming victims of scams, we also want to […]

Challenging Our Need To Drive Our Car

I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license when I turned 16. I got my permit on my birthday and passed my road test a few months later. During that time, I passed driver’s ed and practiced driving every single day. Being able to drive was a freedom I couldn’t wait to have. I even […]

Great Holiday Gift Ideas For Your Grown-Up Kids

We’re rapidly approaching the most wonderful time of the year! Soon you’ll be decorating, heading to parties, and enjoying your favorite sweets and treats with family and friends. You’ll also be doing plenty of holiday shopping. I never had a hard time finding gifts for my kids when they were little. But I really struggle […]

Helping Aging Parents With Money: Avoiding Financial Scams

It’s no surprise that there are plenty of scams trying to separate you from your money. But senior citizens are the group most often targets for serious financial exploitation. In 2018, the Senate Special Committee on Aging reported that older Americans lost almost $3 billion to scams. Let that number sink in. At a time […]

Free or Low-Cost Mammogram Programs and Resources

You probably notice a lot of pink around your office or your community in October. It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A time we honor those affected by breast cancer by wearing pink or displaying pink signs of support, and a time when we remind and encourage women to get a mammogram. Sadly, some women skip […]

5 Things I Learned Working Part-Time At A High-End Jewelry Store

It’s interesting to look back at all the part-time jobs I’ve had through the years and think about what I learned from them. I’ve been a newspaper carrier, babysitter, lifeguard, swim instructor, waitress, bartender, coach, and sports official. And I also sold bracelets, necklaces, rings, and fancy watches at a high-end jewelry store. One of […]

Motivation, Mindsets & Change: 6 Important TED Talks By Women

We spend a lot of time on this site discussing money and different factors impacting our financial health and the financial wellness of our loved ones. We read books and blog posts on personal finance. And there are a lot of podcasts about money on our playlists too. Personal development and wellness are also topics […]

One Reason I Want You To Achieve Financial Independence

Flexibility. Being financially independent (FI) – or very close to it – gives you the flexibility to embrace new opportunities, and deal more easily with challenging life situations you may have never even imagined. When I first embarked on the FI journey in 2013, it was all about chasing freedom. Initially, I dreamt of escaping […]

Helping Aging Parents With Money: Online Banking

My mom took me to our hometown bank to open a passbook savings account when I was 8 years old. I deposited my birthday money and proudly left the bank with the deposit details written into my little paper passbook. When I started babysitting and delivering newspapers at 12, I went to the bank at […]

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