power of attorney

It’s not a very happy thought, but have you ever considered what you want to happen to your assets after death? What about the guardianship of your children in case both parents die together? If something happens to you but doctors could keep you alive through life support or other measures would you want that? [...]

How can you tell if you’re financially on track or not? Unless you find yourself in one of the extremes, you’re probably wondering that right now. To get the answer, some people spend a lot of time learning and some simply hire a financial planner. However, there is an alternative that you may have not [...]

Recently, I was tagged by Be This Way to share my five financial goals. I have been meaning to update my goals, but never got around to it — so this is as good a time as any. Here are the five three goals (I stole the idea from This Wasn’t in the Plan) that [...]

On July 18th, I responded to Mrs. Micah Single Step Personal Finance Challenge and said that I will try to finish up my estate planning in 2 weeks. Alas, I am a procrastinator and didn’t get anywhere near completing it. So I committed to complete the first of four steps in the Suze Orman’s Will [...]

Kent Irwin, who recently wrote a guest article: Is Suze Orman Right, Can You Be Your Own Financial Planner?, sent me a free license to use his eFinPLAN online financial planning software. In this post, I am going to provide you with my initial experience, and I will follow up with a second post to [...]

About two weeks ago, my friend at Being Frugal asked You Tell Me: Do You Have a Will? I do, but it’s so old, it’s probably useless…unfortunately. With the recent arrival of my son, it’s time for me to follow my own advice and create a basic will that will form the foundation for my [...]