by taaginc | Apr 27, 2016 | Budgeting, Personal Stories
When my husband and I started merging our financial lives, we approached it in what seemed like a reasonable fashion. We each had separate accounts where our income would get deposited and a joint account that we used to pay common expenses. We each contributed half...
by taaginc | Oct 28, 2015 | Budgeting, Financial Planning, Personal Stories
We’re rapidly approaching that time of year when we’re encouraged to eat, drink and be merry, spend money on things without thinking about it, and then roll into January with a debt hangover because ’tis the season!’ Right? There’s a...
by taaginc | Oct 21, 2015 | Budgeting, Personal Stories
Growing up, my family and I spent many a Sunday heading to church and then driving 70 miles north to visit my grandfather in Troy. Most visits meant Sunday brunch at either Perkins or Traditions (basically local Perkins). Either way, I was staring down a stack of...
by taaginc | Aug 4, 2015 | Budgeting, Financial Planning
August is back to school time, and college tuition bills are due soon. If you’re writing tuition checks, you’re past the point of setting up a 529 savings plan, filling out the FAFSA , selecting a college, and applying for scholarships and financial aid....
by taaginc | Jun 24, 2015 | Advisors, Financial Planning, Personal Stories
My husband and I talk about money all the time. It usually goes something like this “Did you pay that bill?” or “How much are we going to spend on Mom’s Christmas present?” or “Look at this new pair of shoes that I bought.” Follow that last one up with a raised...
