A record number of Americans are cheating on their partner or spouse, not with someone else, but with money. From secret credit card purchases to hidden bank accounts, a January 2014 online survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) found that financial infidelity is on the rise. In fact, 35 percent of adults […]
Divorce
Managing Money During Major Life Events
Are you getting married, divorced? Have you lost your job? How about a baby? or Buying your first home? We have put together some thought provoking ideas to slow you down and think how you can be prepared for effectively managing your money during some of these major life events. Marriage Discuss finances early on. If […]
Are You Living House Poor?
One common problem that people run into is that they become house poor. What does this mean? You are house poor if you have no extra money to pay for emergencies, cover your expenses and save for the future, because your house payment is too large. Your house payment should be about twenty-five percent of […]
Buying And Selling At The Same Time
And you thought buying or selling a home was scary. Either one can be, of course, but there’s nothing like doing both at once to foster a flurry of “what ifs.” What if I buy a new house, but my old one doesn’t sell? What if I sell my old house, but can’t find a […]
Buying and Selling At The Same Time
And you thought buying or selling a home was scary. Either one can be, of course, but there’s nothing like doing both at once to foster a flurry of “what ifs.” What if I buy a new house, but my old one doesn’t sell? What if I sell my old house, but can’t find a […]