by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Mar 25, 2009 | Blog, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA, Founder Savvy Ladies Practical Money Tips for Raising Financially Mindful Children Start at Home. I read in the newspaper the other day that in a survey, high schoolers answered only 48% of basic personal finance questions correctly. The...
by Savvy Ladies | Mar 20, 2009 | Blog, Debt Management, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA, Founder Savvy Ladies The conference I attended last week was a study in pessimism and negativity. I feel that right now, people are paying far too much attention to the negatives and far too little to the many wonderful aspects of the...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Mar 13, 2009 | Blog, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWith the birth of my daughter just around the corner, my husband and I spent Sunday afternoon reviewing our family’s insurance coverage. Many times, the addition of a new family member means that a different provider or different type of...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Mar 9, 2009 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice, Taxes
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWith only weeks to go before the arrival of my daughter, I go to a great deal of routine checkups. Fortunately, my doctor’s office is an efficient one, and I rarely have to wait for more than ten minutes. Yesterday, the other mother-to-be...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Mar 6, 2009 | Blog, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWhen I showed up at a recent Savvy Ladies seminar with my big belly, naturally, the conversation gravitated toward money and parenthood. Many soon-to-be and new mothers expressed concern about making financial mistakes that could hurt their...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Mar 4, 2009 | Blog, Budgeting, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI met with a group of new mothers last week, who were eager to sort out their budgets now that two had become three. They all had a good understanding of the types of costs involved, but like many new parents, had underestimated the dollar...