I am very excited to be participating in Women’s Money Week 2012. I am breaking from my usual posting schedule to post everyday this week in support of this project. Today’s post is about Relationships and Money. Click here for more posts on this topic. If you are new here thanks to Women’s Money Week, welcome! So glad to see you. If you have any questions about what I’m talking about, ask. I’m always happyread more…
Things are a little crazy this week, and I pretty much forgot I needed to write a post. I’m pretty certain I was planning one on why you sometimes need to spend money on yourself, even if it seems like you shouldn’t. I guess that post will come next week. Yesterday we submitted a rather important application, with a $300 application fee. We’ve gotten the email that they’ve received the application and will let usread more…
I’ve written in the past about why it matters to have health insurance. But health insurance is not mandated by law. Car insurance is. And here’s why. A little over two weeks ago, C was in a very low speed car accident. No one was injured, and it was the other driver’s fault. (That was not disputed.) The accident happened only a block for so from C’s campus. He got to school, emailed me the importantread more…
My brother is starting a new business venture. If it pays off, he’ll be set with a decent passive income while he has time to work on the things he loves, like photography. I do my best to be supportive of my brother- he’s an amazing photographer. Don’t believe me, check out his site. At the same time, I think I am more nervous about the risks he’s taking than he is. But he’s going aboutread more…
I got a call this weekend from a friend of mine who wanted to share some good news. On Friday, she was called in for an unexpected interview and then offered a new position- one making more money than she’s ever made before. This friend has been underemployed for quite some time. She’s been working as a manager at a comic and games shop (funny, when we were teens, that seemed like a dream job), butread more…
I’ve written before about Managing Someone Else’s Money, namely, my mother-in-law’s. Her financial story is a key component to our financial story. She moved in with us in late 2008 because she could no longer afford to pay her bills, her late fees and overdraft charges, and still eat. Without the late fees and overdraft charges, she had enough money for her bills, but she was no longer capable of handling her money. We took over.read more…
This post was inspired by Marie over at Family Money Values, who asked Do You Talk to Your Parents About Money? We’ve been managing my mother-in-law’s finances since 2008. While my husband and I are younger than most who have to deal with this, it is not uncommon for adult children to eventually need to step in and handle the finances for aging parents. Often, it is do due poor memory or dementia associated with aging.read more…
