Episode 20: Divorce & Your Finances
One of the most challenging and stressful events we can go through in life is the end of a marriage, yet there are financial practicalities that must be addressed. While most people don’t plan for divorce, it impacts roughly 50 percent of families. It changes nearly every aspect of our lives, and it is both mentally and emotionally draining. Very few things happen overnight in a divorce process, so you have time to truly consider your long-term decisions. However, these are the four practicalities you should address right away in order to organize your thoughts and your finances as […]
Using Pop Culture and Technology to Teach Your Kids Money Lessons
As parents, we have a great responsibility to teach our kids money lessons to influence how they will spend, save, and invest later in life. This means it is critical to talk to them early and often about how we want them to value money. It also means that we have a unique opportunity to model healthy behaviors for them at all stages of development. This requires a willingness to talk about money, as well as using our own actions to demonstrate how to manage it. Fortunately, every day brings helpful learning opportunities for us to introduce and explain […]
