by Jillian Beirne | Jun 1, 2012 | Blog, Budgeting, KB-Relationship w/Money
by Jillian Beirne Davi What is Your Money Mindset? Most of us remember hearing specific messages about money from the adults who took care of us from our earliest childhood memories. What did you hear when you were growing up? Was money hard to come by? Was it tight?...
by Manisha Thakor | Jan 6, 2012 | Blog, Budgeting, Career & Income
by Manisha ThakorWould you like to experience less (financial) stress and more (money) joy this holiday season? If you’re a flexible spending account (FSA) user, there’s an easy way for you to get both: take a look at your current FSA account balance and...
by Manisha Thakor | Dec 6, 2011 | Blog, Budgeting, Taxes
by Manisha Thakor Can focusing on your health help you to pay less in taxes? If your employer offers a healthcare flexible spending account (“FSA”) and you elect to participate, the answer is yes!Toward the end of the year I am frequently asked about...
by Manisha Thakor | Oct 27, 2011 | Blog, Career & Income
by Manisha ThakorIs a larger business always a better business? As a newly minted MBA my first job back in 1997 was as a buy-side equity analyst. My task was to evaluate the financial prospects of publically traded companies and make recommendations as to whether or...
by Manisha Thakor | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog, Family Finances
by Manisha ThakorDo your children think you are a walking ATM?If you are tired of “must-have-that-toy-right-now” tantrums as you walk down the aisles of Target or Toys “R” Us, go straight to your nearest bookstore and buy Alisa T. Weinstein’s new...
by Manisha Thakor | Jun 20, 2011 | Blog, Investing
by Manisha ThakorUS News & World Report senior editor and personal finance columnist, Kim Palmer, has written an excellent new book for young professionals: GENERATION EARN. Kim was kind enough to share her thoughts both on the writing of the book and...