This year I am planning on…

Getting Married

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Real Talk: Money and Marriage

Retirement
Tax-Sheltered Accounts

Taxes and Your Retirement Accounts

Estate Planning
Wills

Making Your Basic Will

Did you know?

According to a 2014 TD Bank survey, 42% of couples with joint bank accounts also maintained individual accounts, citing independence as the biggest reason.

Estate Planning
Prenup

Why You Should Consider a Prenuptial Agreement

Debt
Credit Score

Three Magic Numbers: Your Credit Score

If your net worth is the equivalent of a calculus formula, then your credit score is like the Nash Equilibrium in A Beautiful Mind.
Budgeting
Spending

How the (Budget) Cookie Crumbles: The 50/30/20 Rule

Taxes
Social Security

Social Security and W-4 Updates for Couples and Kids

Taxes
Estate Taxes

Thanks Grandma! What You Need to Know About Inherited IRAs and the Gift Exclusion

Buying a Home

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What's a Mortgage? The Simple Facts

Budgeting
Podcast

Building Bread: Personal Finance Basics with Kevin Matthews

Debt
Mortgages

4 Monthly Bills You'll Pay in Addition to Your Mortgage

Debt
Mortgages

Is an FHA Loan Right For Me?

Budgeting
Savings

How $5 a Day Can Actually Boost Your Savings

Budgeting
Podcast

Building Bread: Budgets and Debt Basics with Kevin Matthews

Taxes
Tax Deductions

3 Tax Deductions on Your Monthly Home Payments

Debt
Mortgages

A Not So Shortlist of Closing Costs

Courier fees? Title fees? Commitment fees? You'll pay all these and more. Lucky you. 

Having a Baby

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Estate Planning
Wills

The Whats and Whys of Wills

Insurance
Life Insurance

The Basics of Life Insurance

Budgeting
Saving for College

Saving for College: The 529 Plan

Budgeting
Intros

Welcome to The World... Of No Sleep

Budgeting
Saving for College

Saving for College: The Coverdell

Estate Planning
Wills

Making Your Basic Will

You can fake a Louis Vuitton bag, but you cannot fake a will. Wills are far from basic.
Insurance
Health Insurance

Baby Medical Bills, Bills, Bills

Insurance
Life Insurance

Crunching Life Insurance Numbers: How Much Do I Really Need?

That's the million-dollar question. Don't lowball this number.