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 | Apr 1, 2015 | Financial Fitness, Teaching Children about Personal Finance
“Can we afford another child?” My answer is different than certain celebrity money people. Here it is: Money is not a contraceptive device. Do not try to use it as such. Having a child (or another child) is an emotional decision only. The rest are details to be...
by Lori Atwood | Jan 14, 2015 | Financial Fitness
Ask yourself the following questions about your Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (and you thought today’s post wasn’t going to be fun!): Do you smile and nod when anyone mentions FSA? Did you sign up because you heard some parents talk about it at...