Family Finances

No Children, No Life Insurance, Big Problems   Many married and cohabitating couples don’t consider buying life insurance until they have children. Sadly, they don’t realize what a vulnerable position this leaves their spouse, partner and parents in.   Considering the Average Funeral Costs   According to Fox Business, in …

  Four Reasons Every College Student Should Consider Life Insurance Coverage   College students have a lot of plates spinning and many of them think that life insurance planning should not be one of them. But life insurance planning is actually really important for college students. Not only can it …

  In almost every adult’s life there comes a point when they consider opening a joint bank account. Whether they want to open the account with a parent, sibling, roommate, friend or significant other, they might decide this is a good idea for paying joint bills, saving joint funds and …

Between a rough job market the past decade and the desire to give our children more than we had, many people are still financially supporting their adult kids. In fact, according to MoneyTalksNews.com, roughly 61 percent of parents have given their adult children support in 2015. Generally, this isn’t a …

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Parenting is a tough job. Teaching kids to be kind, courageous, resourceful, dedicated and confident isn’t easy, but it’s exactly what good parents do. Teaching your children the importance of saving money and helping them get into the habit of putting money aside will help guarantee them a safe, secure, …

Today’s excerpt is from the fictional tale: Financing Your Life—The Story of Four Families Taking Their Financial Lives Out of the Red and Into the Black. In this excerpt, we see the relationship between Shannon and Toby start to crumble as Toby’s secrets begin to come out.   Chapter 5 …

College is an intimidating prospect to many students and families. Education isn’t getting any cheaper and student loans are deceptively simple to get but incredibly hard to pay off, especially when the economy and job market hit a rough patch. Students who want a college education shouldn’t give up or …

Saving money on the groceries you buy each week is a great way to reduce spending and control your budget. If you’ve already switched to buying off-brand products and monitoring the sales but you still can’t get this expense low enough, here are five tips that can help push your …