Open Your Wallet, Here Comes Summer!

The financial decision taking up most of our time lately is planning summer activities for our children. Since we are a homeschooling family, summer ends up looking a bit different for us than most people. Instead of being โ€œoffโ€ in the summer, our educational activities 

Does Paid Investing Advice Help? My Experience So Far with Subscription Investing Advice Services

This week, I am reviewing my finances. One of the tweaks I made to our financial systems last year was to subscribe to a paid investing advice newsletter. Since I donโ€™t know all that much about investing or stock picking, I figured that receiving some 

401(k) Check-In

Since I have just tackled the thorny issue of college savings, why not jump next into the even more thorny issue of retirement savings! My money strategy is to tackle all of these difficult issues head on. I would rather know now if I am 

College Savings Check-In

Our eldest daughter will turn 8 this year and along with that comes a scary realization . . . we have only 10 years left to save for her college education! Even scarier? Based on standard financial advice that you should not put at risk 

An Organizational Accolade to the IRS?!?

This year, I have to give an organizational award to the IRS. After many years, my paper-filing tax protest has ceased! You see, for the past several years, I have printed out and mailed my tax return rather than e-File it because I felt that