Photo by Blue Bird on Pexels.com “What did you accomplish during the pandemic?” I gotta tell you, if someone asks me that my answer is not going to be that I learned a new language or grew my own vegetables. It will be something much less admirable like became a master of door dash and had internal […]
Labor Day is a bittersweet holiday, isn’t it? The end of the summer, squeezing in the last bits of fun and adventure, all the while looking forward to the return to normal structure September brings. I love the leisurely pace of summer but by the end of August I can’t wait to get back into […]
“Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.” ~John Wesley You can only spend a dollar once. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? But have you ever gotten a bonus or a cash gift and thought of all the things you could do with it and then realized that you spent it in […]
I recently had the pleasure of helping Lisa Scherzer with an article she wrote for Yahoo Finance about ways to tell if you are financially ahead of the game. Here’s one of the ways she wrote about: “1. By age 40, you’ve accumulated 1 to 3 times your annual income. Many financial advisers use age-based […]
Ah Valentine’s Day… a day for love, flowers, candy, and marriage proposals. To all the newly minted fiances (and the veteran fiances): after you’ve made it Facebook official, take a minute to read about some more mundane considerations here… After all, while you may be thinking of wedding plans, you are also planning a life […]
Please forgive the blog interruption to tend to some office business. We will again this year be closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day, opening back up on January 2. We have very limited office hours available next week, with my son being home on leave. I will be available by email and phone should […]
Grandchildren are so much fun! We have three of them now; Caleb is 2, his brother Joshua 9 months; and their cousin Logan is 7 months. We are blessed that they live nearby so we see them quite often. It’s a lot different from raising your own kids- the things they do that I would […]
Powerball was the big news this week and I have to confess I didn’t even know until the Pocono Record asked for my comments for the winner. Laurie Monteforte from WBRE news came to see me as well; check out the links just in case you happen to win someday- or know the two […]
On this Small Business Saturday, and for the rest of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas shopping season, I’d like to provide a resource for readers who would want to purchase gifts made or sold by small businesses. If you have a business and would like to share, I encourage you to list your […]
When you first saw the Christmas decorations appear in the stores this year, what was your reaction—joyful anticipation of warm, loving times spent celebrating with your family, or that sinking feeling inside, reminding you of all the work, money and stress that go along with the Christmas season? If you’re in the former group, congratulations! […]
