by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 4, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAMy husband, son and I are getting ready to move to a larger apartment. I did a much belated, and much needed, spring cleanout of my closet this weekend to start getting ready. It got me thinking that while most of us do some sort of spring...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 1, 2008 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI spent the afternoon shopping with a friend, and received no less than six credit card offers from well-meaning sales reps. Back home, three more waited for me in my mailbox. Frankly, it is no wonder that a large number of Americans have...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jul 31, 2008 | Blog, Career & Income, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAThis morning, I was stuck in my apartment elevator for 30 minutes. I spent this time, of course, thinking about commuting and happy that my commute is normally only 10 minutes and involves no cars, buses, trains or subways. I moved my...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jul 30, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAAs my job is to help people make their financial dreams come true, of course I subscribe to a myriad of newsletters on the topic. While most of them tend to feel like same-old-same-old, this morning, I came across an interesting article...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jul 29, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA friend of mine had a Feng Shui expert look over her house this weekend. She invited me to come over and watch. Tons can be done to attract wealth into your life, she told me. While I found the in-depth Feng Shui so complex and complicated...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jul 28, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAFlipping through the latest In Style last night, I realized how easy it is to feel that the price tags for the things magazine editors like to tell us we absolutely must have are out of line with our earnings. The consensus among those in...