by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jul 23, 2009 | Blog, Marriage, MidLife Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAIt is rare that anyone cries in my office, but it did happen last week. A client reported between sobs that her dad had passed on a while back. Not only was she paralyzed with grief; she had also just learned that she wouldn’t get a dime...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jul 21, 2009 | Blog, Budgeting, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice, Taxes
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI do not make it a habit to eavesdrop, but the girls at the table next to me at the smoothie bar this morning were so loud and animated, there was no way around it. They were all international students, pushing the benefits of babysitting...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jun 23, 2009 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA, Founder Savvy Ladies Are you considering buying a stock or fund? A friend of mine is an aspiring author and eventually wants to leave her corporate job. Over bouillabaisse and freshly baked baguettes the other night, she announced that...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jun 2, 2009 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAThink coupons spell cheap and cheesy? So did I, until a couple of weeks ago the woman in front of me in line at the grocery store used a whopping sixteen of them, saving over thirty dollars. This, with hardly any effort! I just had to ask...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | May 28, 2009 | Blog, Debt Management, Knowledge Center, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAAn old friend – a real estate agent in the Midwest sent me an email this morning with a topic she suggested I post in my blog. With real estate prices at record lows, many aspiring homeowners are looking her up. Many fulfill both the...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | May 19, 2009 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA newsflash from travelzoo.com just plopped down in my inbox. Apparently, this weekend, flight fares between New York and the West Coast run as little as $99, round trip. Now, with two little kids, spontaneous travel is not as easy for me...
