By Amy Irvine, Savvy Ladies Helpline Volunteer “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Have you started to hear that song on the radio or in stores yet? If not, it’s coming! We love the song, but the reality is that this time of year causes...
By Richard Ibarra, CFP®, APMA, CRPC® For many years I have helped women retire. One of the most successful underlying themes I have seen in women who are married and have built up the majority of the nest egg, is transparency regarding finances. What does that...
By Lisa Zeiderman Co-parenting is a challenge. Keeping track of parenting schedules and all the details of children’s lives is complicated, but probably the most difficult aspect day-to-day is splitting children’s expenses. When you add in heightened...
By: Jessica Larson Financial issues have come to the forefront during the pandemic, a fact that’s even more true for women than for others. Worldwide, the pandemic is projected to widen the gender poverty gap, pushing more women than men into extreme poverty,...
By: Carrie Casden If you are like me, I won’t be sad to end 2020 and start 2021. This year has been bananas!! Now with the holidays upon us, we have a heightened desire for some sense of normalcy since we have been in such an extended period of...
You know the holidays are right around the corner and you should begin your festive budgeting sooner rather than later for the next three months. However, if you’re like most of us, the prospect of limiting your spending the next few months can come as a bit of...
By: Tom Melecki This concludes our review of the Federal Direct Loan Program‘s (FDLP’s) conventional repayment plans and income-driven repayment plans, including Income-Based Repayment, Income-Contingent Repayment, and Pay As You Earn. Today we’ll...
By: Tom Melecki If you graduated from college last spring, chances are your obligation to begin repaying your Federal Direct Loans has begun. If you’ve not yet heard from the student loan servicer Washington hired to collect your payments, you need to contact it...
By: Tom Melecki We’ve discussed why students and their families need College Finance Plans (CFPs) and summarized strategies to use in your CFP’s “Before College” and “During College” phases. Let’s review some “After...
By: David Lukić A lot of people hear about identity theft in the news but still fail to take it seriously. It is one of those things that people assume won’t happen to them, but in the modern age people have to be incredibly careful. What is Identity Theft...
