Spending

Kids, Money and High School Graduation Day

May 17, 2019

In a few hours, my firstborn child will walk across a stage and receive her high school diploma. It’s been 18 years in the making ...

Apr 10, 2019

Are there advantages of a debit card that makes them better than using a credit card? Debate rages sometimes in the personal finance ...

Aug 22, 2018

Have you ever missed out on something for so long and when you finally heard about it, felt stupid for not knowing sooner? That’s how I feel ...

Apr 17, 2018

I love having a travel budget! For my wife and I it was a priority from the beginning of our marriage. We both went on family vacations ...

Jan 11, 2018

If you are just getting started with the “getting-my-financial-act-together” bit, you might not know where to begin. Have I got good news ...

Sep 19, 2017

My daughter just reached an financial milestone the other week when she opened her first checking account several weeks ago. However, she's ...

Jan 9, 2017

The first time I sat down to plan a budget with my wife, we didn’t know where to start. There were literally dozens of expense categories ...

Aug 15, 2016

What do you look for when buying a car? The reason I ask is that we are on the verge of doing just that. Our two-year lease experiment with ...

Aug 3, 2015

Like you I enjoy summer vacations and think travel should be a part of any budget. Actually vacations at any time are great. We just end up ...