Our society doesn’t hate debt - but it should.  If not for our own sake as adults, then we should for the sake of our children. Kids are gro

Have you ever gotten an unexpected check in the mail? Let’s say it was for $50. It’s exciting to get surprise money You might think, “I’m go

Friends listen to me, I’m telling you something important. I have friends who make $30k a year and friends who make $300k a year and I hear

Take a sneak peek around and do an assessment. Do people look healthier or skinnier than they did in January? Do they seem happier and enj

I call this being in survival mode. It's not just trying to make it to the end of the month, but it's choosing between eating dinner

I haven't blogged in a while because we've been swamped with living the good life: All-Star Baseball tournaments for my studly 8 yea

In the financial class that I facilitate, there's almost always a point when people realize that they’re spending too much money.  I ha