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Rewarding Success
My wife and I are trying hard to get out of debt and start controlling our finances. We’ve always given our kids allowances in the past, but we’ve been considering […]
Remember: Marriage is a “We” Thing
Q. My husband and I both work outside the home, and he has come up with an idea for our fun money. He wants us to set up an account […]
Identity Theft Protection?
How important do you feel identity theft protection is today? Should my husband and I buy it just for ourselves, or should we cover the kids, too? A. Unless you’ve […]
Compassion AND Reasonable Boundaries
I have one person who seems to have endless things pop up throughout the year, and she’s always asking for extra time off. This year, she has already used up […]
Don’t Risk It All
My husband is a good, hard-working man, who has been stuck in a job he really doesn’t like for almost 10 years. He came to me the other day with […]
How to Know When You Should Offer Advice/Help
I’m worried about my younger brother, and I need some advice. He’s divorced and has a son, and lately, it seems like he only wants to be a dad when […]
If You’re Not Going All In, Stay Out
I have an idea for a small business I think would be a huge success in my area. How do you feel about me keeping my current day job, and […]
A Lesson He’ll Remember For the Rest of His Life
Our 21-year-old son is in college, and we’ve always warned him to stay away from credit cards. Despite our warnings, we recently learned he got a store-branded credit card. The […]
It’s a Credit Card Addiction
I think my mother-in-law has a serious credit card problem. She can’t afford stuff, but she shops anyway, chalks up more and more debt, acquires more credit cards, and thinks […]
What Kind of Life Insurance Do You Recommend?
Q. My wife and I are both 36 years old, and we have two children. Our son is six, and our daughter will be four next month. We’ve been walking […]
