I’ve talked to plenty of people who are excited about retirement and all the changes it will bring. They dream about dropping everything, moving to Florida or Arizona, and living […]

After a long winter, the upper Midwest is finally coming back to life. Everywhere you look, people are tending to their yards, planting flowers, and preparing their gardens. There’s something comforting and […]

I recently heard a statistic that 20% of all committed couples hide finances from each other. That means one person out of every five has a secret bank account, credit card, […]

Car repairs. Leaky roof. Family emergency. Sick kid. When considering worst-case scenarios, the list goes on. Life is full of unexpected situations that are not only financially expensive, but emotionally […]

It’s never too early to teach your children about money. If they can develop good financial management practices when they’re young, it should be easy for them to carry those […]

    This year, I challenge you to make one of the most important New Year’s resolutions of all: a financial resolution! Though it may not sound as glamorous as […]

Technology has been a game-changer in the finance world. In some ways, it has helped tremendously—simplifying investing, making financial accounts more accessible, speeding up money transfers—but in other ways it […]

This time of year is associated with the harvest in the Midwest. Traditionally, most of the crops would have already been reaped and the farming families would be stocked up […]