With another major hurricane hitting the east cost over the past week, torrential downpour and flooding, and more than 1,000,000 without power, the questions will be coming soon on what to do insurance wise regarding hurricane Florence. When any of our homes have floods, it can be difficult […]
It has been 18 years since the ‘dot-com’ bubble happened in 2000, and many people are wondering when Ctrl + Alt + Delete button might get clicked again in their portfolio. As the NASDAQ gently clipped the 8,000 mark this past week, there have been many […]
Almost ten years ago, I wrote an original article about important money questions to ask your parents. As family units become more complex and brothers and sisters get stretched out across America, there are crucial money questions you want to ask your parents to make sure that their overall financial […]
If there isn’t enough pressure for kids to get into college today, the pressure is mounting on the pressure for kids to pay off their college debt. With student debt obligations now surpassing credit card obligations with more than 1.4 trillion dollars in outstanding debt, the question is looming about […]
For most people in Atlanta, it is back to school time this week for your children. For many of you across the country, it’s only a month to Labor Day and then everyone will be in full speed back to the grind. As the dog days of summer approach us and with […]
When the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was put into place, credit card holders were supposed to benefit from the new regulation. Consumers would receive new notifications for rate fee increases, statements would inform consumers on how long it would take to pay off balances, and credit issuers were required to […]
Many families worry about their financial plan and whether or not they will run out of money. Some families are living paycheck to paycheck and trying to figure out a better way to budget their monthly dollars. However, money arguments are one of the leading causes about why couples ultimately […]
With the Fed recently raising interest rates, many people have started to wonder if they should act on the refinance now or wait to see what happens with interest rates. If you are buying a new home, thinking about refinancing your mortgage, or just wondering where this is all headed, it is […]
Several years ago, I wrote a your smart money moves blog about what is the right amount to give for a wedding gift. According to CNBC, the average cash gift for a wedding across the […]
Amazon will soon announce the winner of its HQ2 parade, with one city emerging victorious to get on the back of Jeff Bezos and ride him like Secretariat for the Triple Crown. There are all sorts of interesting statistics on what an Amazon HQ will do […]
