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5 Lessons Learned When Our Finances Went Awry

Family Balance Sheet

This summer, I had the opportunity to work with Prudential on their Women Inspired campaign. Communicate with your spouse. At that point, we will get back on track with saving for our retirement , our daughters’ education, and hopefully have some extra funds for fun. If I could erase that month from the calendar, I would.

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

Stanley’s book, Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen, and I had an aha moment. Today at age 50+, I still optimize our cash flow, but my focus is shifting towards saving with our daughters’ future education costs, building our net worth, and planning for our retirement years.

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Life Decisions

Nicoles Nickels

I would never undo the decision to marry because that eventually allowed me to have my daughter, the best child in the whole world (just in case she reads this). First and foremost, I went back to school at a women’s college, a great one actually, whereas before I had been attending a coed university. Why a women’s school?

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! Sunrise with my daughter at Lake Michigan Our son is now 15, and about 25 hours into his private pilot’s license, which he’s funding by earning money working for my father-in-law.