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I Just Graduated. Isn’t It Too Early to Talk About Life Insurance? – Life Happens

Savings Corner

Consider directing at least a portion of your pay toward long-term financial goals, like saving for retirement and purchasing a life insurance plan. This is also an opportune time to explore the life insurance offered through your new employer. You truly never know when the unexpected will happen.

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

While Susan did not work outside of the home, she treated her role as the family office manager as a job and helped her family achieve financial independence over the course of her marriage. I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. It was a hard transition for me to go from being an equal financial contributor in my marriage to staying at home with a baby and not bringing in a paycheck.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. What are your financial goals now?

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

Family Balance Sheet

My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? What are your financial goals now?

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. The short term sacrifice was for the long term goal of being debt free. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? What are your financial goals now? What do you and your spouse do for a living?

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

It took us two years of my husband working full-time at his job and then using every other second to work on the house. We sacrificed a lot of time together and took on a lot of stress during this time. Our loan payments each month were almost equal to our mortgage! What are your financial goals now?

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