How To Financially Prepare for a New Baby
There’s no easy way to say this – having children can be expensive. Whether you’re a first time mom or planning to add to your family, it’s hard to determine …
Mortgage Rates – What to Watch
To Buy, Refi… or Wait?: Mortgage Rate Updates While rates seem high now, they are relatively low from an historical perspective. In 1981, the 30-year mortgage rate peaked at 18.4% …
Annapolis Buy Nothing Groups: The Impact of Free
If we’ve learned anything over the past few years, it’s that no one wants our “stuff.” However, people involved in the Buy Nothing Project know that’s not true. The Buy …
PursePower: Fasting…for your Financial Health
Well, the holidays are over. We can debate about how long Christmas decorations should stay up (until Epiphany on January 6th), but the financial hangover has probably already started. A …
College-bound Kids? 3 FAFSA Updates You Need to Know!
If you have a high school senior or college student, you’ve probably heard of the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Everyone with a student who will be …
3 Tips to Shop Smarter this Holiday Season
As a busy mom, the holidays can become overwhelming. Adding the decorating, shopping, travel, and potential family drama on top of everything else can be a major source of stress. …
PursePower – Cutting Costs at the Grocery Store
By Ann C. Alsina, CFP®, CPWA® Outside of housing costs, food is often the biggest piece of a family’s budget. As food costs continue to increase, here are three ways …
From Diapers to Diplomas: 3 Ways to Save Early for College
PursePower — Saving for College You just had a baby? Congratulations! Now– have you thought about how you are going to pay for college? Here are three ways to save: …
Life Insurance: Is Your Family Covered?
By Ann C. Alsina, CFP®, CPWA® I’ve had a few friends and neighbors pass away recently, and given my job, I wonder if the family was prepared financially for the …
Start Digging Out of Debt Today
As the cost of food, housing, and gas has continued to rise, many families are feeling the pinch. And we live in an expensive place. Families who are trying to …