8 Ideas For Keeping Active During Retirement

After working for several decades, it’s nearly impossible to completely put on the brakes. If you’re used to staying active, working on projects, and keeping both your brain and your […]

6 Easy(ish) Financial Resolutions

    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 […]

Small Holiday Gestures (that won’t break the bank!)

  For many people, the holidays mean family get togethers, decorations, big meals, and presents…all things that can pinch the wallet more than usual. For some, holidays are stressful anyway […]

4 Ways Technology Can Give Your Finances a Boost

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 […]

The Harvest Season and Planting Financial Seeds

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 […]

Take a vacation! It could save you money.

“I don’t have time for a vacation.” “I don’t have enough play money to go on a trip.” “I’ll get behind on work if I travel.” What excuses have you […]

How do you define happiness?

How do you define happiness? It’s a question that sounds simple, but once you start thinking about it, it gets complex quickly. Do people around you give you happiness? Do […]