Articles: Marriage and Family

The Benefits of Financial Freedom
To be totally free in your financial affairs, you need an environment that permits you to work toward any financial ...
The Good and Bad of Loaning Money to Friends and Family
For many people who have a little extra cash to spare it’s not a big deal to pay for a ...
Financial Tips for Single Parents
As a single parent, your family’s financial well-being can feel like a huge burden. The daily necessities of life along ...
The “Quality of Life” versus the “Quantity of Things”
Much of our lives are occupied with buying and maintaining possessions and property. Our daily choices, actions, and thoughts about ...
Caring for elderly parents and disabled individuals
Preparing for the retirement years means different things to different people. Some folks see themselves using their newly gained free ...
Improving your career
When Covid-19 hit the U.S. a year ago and businesses across the globe were shuttered indefinitely, many people never expected ...
Surviving the Holidays During the Pandemic
This has been a year of stress and unexpected changes and as we approach the holiday season it’s looking like ...
Disaster Preparedness: Learning from the California Wildfires
As we start into the new year it’s a great time to review your personal disaster preparedness plan. Here are ...
Wedding on a budget: the elegant side of frugal
It is no secret your wedding is one of the most important days of your life, and it should be ...
Throwing a high-class party on a cheap budget
With summer just around the corner, barbecues and social gatherings are not far behind. Usually, this is cause for celebration ...
When Two Become One: Navigating The Financial Maze
“From this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer…”  These are the traditional words commonly spoken during ...
Surviving The Holiday Season: How To Celebrate Without Spending a Fortune
The winter holidays can be one of the most exciting parts of the year. The days get shorter and seasonal ...
Unexpected Occurrences: Protecting your loved ones, assets, and finances
Death is not only a scary topic that’s difficult to discuss; it is entirely unpredictable. With no way of knowing ...
Till Bills Do Us Part?
If wedding bells were ringing for you recently, you might be among the many new couples trying to figure out ...
15 Ways to Be a Better You
The new year is upon us! Have you thought of your plans? Have you ever wished for a better life, ...
Celebrating on a budget
Let’s be honest, these days the holidays are too commercialized. Advertising agencies create entire campaigns to create a false need ...
Plan for a debt free holiday
The holidays are a wondrous time, full of joy, celebration and giving. It is also the season of spending. Planning ...
The Four Life Fundamentals
There are four key areas in which careful planning and spending will reap great rewards in your quality of life ...
Improve Your Quality of Life
It can be challenging to assess your values when you’re considering a change, but you have the power of choice ...
Creating Extra Income
Even after finding ways to cut back and save for a rainy day, single parents may find themselves in need ...
Writing Your Will
Do you already have a will? If not, should you go to the trouble of writing one? As explained by ...
Creating a Trust
As explained by the Oregon State Bar, in simple terms a trust is a relationship in which a person, called ...
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly
Smart Tips for Holiday Shopping Perhaps it’s already dawned on you that the holidays are just around the corner. And ...
Three Keys To A Strong Marriage
COMMUNICATION 1. Invest in your marriage—spend time together! Investing in your relationship can do more to help with money issues ...
Personal Support Network for Senior Citizens and the Disabled
A personal support network consists of individuals who would check with you in an emergency and give assistance if needed ...
Money-saving Tips for New Parents
Here are some of the best ideas we’ve collected for saving money. Remember, too, that generous friends and family will ...
Financial Tips for New Parents
The prospect of being a new parent is one of the most exciting and most frightening prospects in life. While ...
Life Insurance FAQ's
How Much Life Insurance Do I Need? The answer isn’t really how much life insurance you need, but rather how ...
Do You Need Life Insurance?
In the simplest terms, whether you need to buy a life insurance policy depends on whether you have people who ...
What Is Estate Planning?
First off, what is estate planning? In a nutshell it's the process by which an individual or family arranges the ...