Over the weekend, like many people, I ran errands, saw dear friends, went to Mass, and watched football. What I didn’t do was study and I really needed to because I postponed my next exam for my CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist) designation for next quarter. So I better get cracking. Continue reading “An Underutilized Employee Benefit – Tuition Reimbursement”
My wonderful daughter is about to embark on a very (hopefully) fruitful and fun part of her life, college. As a parent, this is also a trying time as it often entails the child leaving the nest as well as the dollars leaving the wallet. This rite of passage for both our kids and parents is a question that is asked often in our workshops about college planning. Continue reading “War of Two Goals: Retirement Planning or College Funding”
While driving with my kids in the car recently, a song came on the radio. The song is called Billionaire by Travie McCoy (I recommend the clean version over the explicit…), and talks about why the artist wants to be a billionaire. He wants to be on the cover of Forbes magazine smiling next to Oprah and The Queen. It’s a little bit silly, but very amusing, and my kids like the song. (OK, after about 15 listens, I do too now.) But, it made me think: “What would it take for someone to be a billionaire?” Other than something obvious…like a billion dollars! Continue reading “Why Stop at Being a Millionaire?”
