On the surface, you look successful. You’ve been climbing up the career ladder with one higher paying position after the next. You earn raises and bonuses. Yet, your savings are low and your life goals still lie far out of reach. You may be experiencing lifestyle creep. That’s when your expenses keep increasing along with your income. That could mean financing a flashy … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know about Avoiding Lifestyle Creep
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How to Keep Your Head Above Water When You Can’t Afford Your Monthly Expenses
$14 trillion! That's the household debt recorded in the US for just the first quarter of 2021. One look at that amount, and anyone can tell it's a lot of money. To put the amount into perspective, if you could stack the total amount in one-dollar bills, the height of the stack would reach the moon, come back to the Earth, and reach the moon a second time. Based on this … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Head Above Water When You Can’t Afford Your Monthly Expenses
13 Ways to Encourage Your Child’s Interests
Giving parents and children additional time to spend together has been one of the few bright sides to the pandemic. If your family was home for most of this past year, you’re probably more familiar with your child’s interests. Maybe you see signs of talent that you’re eager to develop. Maybe you’re concerned that they need more constructive options for filling their leisure … [Read more...] about 13 Ways to Encourage Your Child’s Interests
A Sober Living Guide for the Holidays
The winter holidays are supposed to be a magical time of year. However, they can pose extra challenges if you’re trying to live sober. You may look forward to decorating the tree and baking sugar cookies. Then, you remember crowded shopping malls and family dinners with distant relatives asking you about your childbearing plans. You may also wonder how you’ll handle … [Read more...] about A Sober Living Guide for the Holidays
10 Things You Can Do Now That Will Greatly Benefit Your Life in 10 Years
Just think how much different your life would be if you had done a few things differently 10 years ago. You could have been saving money for 10 years or learning to play the guitar. Exercising regularly for the last 10 years would have benefited your health. How profitable of a website could you have built if you had started 10 years ago? The key to … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Can Do Now That Will Greatly Benefit Your Life in 10 Years