by Lori Atwood | Oct 5, 2015 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
I hear this all the time from clients: we make a lot of money, why do we feel like we cannot get ahead or save. Of course, there can be a lot reasons for this issue, but one that I frequently is that your fixed costs each month are too high. What does that mean? Well,...
by Lori Atwood | Sep 24, 2015 | Financial Fitness
Your life is filled with routines, but it is also filled with stuff that comes up every month. It’s really never the same month to month, right? Every month seems like an exception when it comes to spending. Every month changes. Think about the expenses that change...
by Lori Atwood | Sep 9, 2015 | College Savings & Financial Aid, Financial Fitness
It’s just after Labor Day weekend. Fall is in the air, stores are already selling Halloween candy and your college student may have just left for college a few days or weeks ago. Do you think your college student knows how to manage his/her money at school? Whether...
by Lori Atwood | May 19, 2015 | Financial Fitness, Teaching Children about Personal Finance
Everyone needs a vacation and I encourage people to take vacations. I also encourage people to really think about what the vacation will cost. It’s great if you’re a Cheapoair or BudgetTravel user, but the reality is that flights cost a lot and so do hotels, no matter...
by Lori Atwood | Apr 14, 2015 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
We’ve all seen that handsome guy on the sailboat, salt and pepper hair, confident look and black turtleneck with a caption that talks about investing. It’s conjuring up the good life, wealth, power and of course, self-esteem. It’s aspirational. It speaks to us. We can...