Category Archives: Family

A New Job

So you’ve just accepted an offer for a new job, or received a nice promotion. Congratulations! With extra money coming in, it’s important to know how to take care of it properly. What are your goals? Does this extra income put you in a good spot to check something off your list? Maybe it’s finally moving out of your parents’ house, and getting your own place. Maybe it’s buying a new car, or maybe it’s saving for something special, or maybe, just maybe, you actually want to start putting more into your long term savings plan. The first course of…


Financial Planning = Lifestyle Planning

We are all so busy living day to day, we often don’t take the time, or see the value in looking at the big picture. Or we are afraid of what that picture will look like so we actively avoid thinking about it. The beginning of any plan, financial or otherwise, involves having a vision for your life, both now and in the future. What would you like to do when you stop working at your full time job? Are you someone who is content to be at home surrounded by familiar things, with family and friends? Are you someone…