Tweet This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit my little two-year-old granddaughter. Since we live out of town, my favorite memory of the weekend was walking into the living room on Sunday morning and the little darling looked … Continue reading
Tweet In the 1970s, I lived in England before Margaret Thatcher came to power. In those days there wasn’t a lot of choice for consumers at the supermarkets: three types of cereal – Wheetabix, cornflakes or oatmeal – and two … Continue reading
Tweet It’s that time of year again. Summer is coming to an end (already!) and college classes are starting. You know what that means for your employees that are parents – time to start writing those checks! Unfortunately, sometimes those … Continue reading
Tweet So in my last blog I outlined the real danger of government spending without a balanced budget. If the government continues to borrow and spend, borrow and spend, borrow and spend, pretty soon Uncle Sam won’t be able to … Continue reading
Tweet So what does college planning look like in the real world? That’s an excellent question, and since I don’t have a child in college yet, let me share with you what I hope it looks like: My daughter Rachel … Continue reading
Tweet One night not too long ago my daughter and I had a really good conversation about life, choices people make, who we like in this year’s American Idol (James!), and why she thinks her milkshakes are better than any … Continue reading
Tweet Today’s blog is the last in a series addressing the different pieces of the college planning puzzle. Last week we looked at financial aid and basically determined that no matter how much or how little we save for college, … Continue reading
Tweet In last week’s blog entry I discussed some of the tax-free ways to save for education. If you are able to save enough to fully pay for a child’s education then I tip my cap to you because that … Continue reading
Tweet It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not talking about taxes, spring cleaning, or even baseball (although it is that time of year as well). I’m talking about March Madness, and as I watch those amazing kids compete … Continue reading
Tweet Bringing your lunch to work will help you save enough to send your kid to college? Yeah, right. There have been books out in the past few years talking about how if you make your coffee at home you can retire … Continue reading
