Family Finances: Teaching Kids About Budgeting

Family Finances: Teaching Kids About Budgeting

Why do so many Americans struggle financially (two thirds of us are living paycheck-to-paycheck)? Is it because we don’t keep a personal budget? Maybe.  Is it because we don’t understand the principles behind budgeting? Probably.  While budgeting may not be...
Family Finances: Teaching Your Kids About Credit

Family Finances: Teaching Your Kids About Credit

Good credit is better than bad credit, that’s a fundamental truth. Like it or not, our credit and credit score impacts so many aspects of our lives. Good credit allows us to pay less for cars, homes and insurances, and bad credit can keep us from getting the job we...
Family Finances: Teaching Your Kids About Debt

Family Finances: Teaching Your Kids About Debt

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”- Matthew 6:24 Can you get rich? Yes. Can you have everything you want? Yes. Is it also...
Family Finances: Teaching Kids About Entrepreneurship

Family Finances: Teaching Kids About Entrepreneurship

We live in a time when entrepreneurship is revered and celebrated. Families watch episodes Shark Tank, and HGTV teaches us about making money in lots of different ways.  In spite of the popularity of entrepreneurship in popular culture, not everyone is cut out to...
Family Finances: The Power of Ideas and Images

Family Finances: The Power of Ideas and Images

A picture is worth a thousand words.  Simply put, a picture can convey an idea more quickly and effectively than the written word.  Here are some of the most iconic images: Proverbs and rules-of-thumb are extremely effective at expressing ideas.  Here...
Money Problems: Overcoming Stress and Anxiety

Money Problems: Overcoming Stress and Anxiety

In a famous letter to the US government in 1854, Chief Seattle wrote “The end of living – The beginning of survival.” It was in the context of caring for the Earth, and his words are as true today as they were then.  I remember reading that for the first...