Mar. 26, 2012: As a self employed person tax season makes me cringe! All the receipts and the required organization, every year catches me unprepared and running to meet the deadline. Thankfully my accountant sister, Amy Kroeze loves it and wrote a few words on the looming tax season! FULL STORY

Feb. 14, 2012: Why would I plan for the event of my child’s death, that’s morbid? I hear that a lot, plus many other objections to life or critical illness insurance on a child but the idea isn’t to plan for your child’s death. The idea is to plan for your child’s future. The chance of your child passing away is very slim, but god forbid, it happen, at the very least you wouldn’t be struggling financially to pay for the final expenses. FULL STORY

Jan. 31, 2012: Some of them will cost you time, and not all of them will work for you (#4) but most of them can be made into quality family time, fun experiences or at the very least, a trial experiment. Here are 15 easy ways to save yourself some money. FULL STORY

Jan. 25, 2012: Friends or family in a financially binding situation? Aren’t those friends, the friends that always seem to be back in the same situation every couple months? They have refinanced their house just to buy that new truck, go on vacation, or rack up more credit cards debt. FULL STORY

Jan. 13, 2012: Transportation is expensive, so make your trips to the store count. Planning your route will save you a lot of gas money. Check out websites that will advertise the lowest fuel costs, and plan that into your route. Typically gas goes up on the weekend, so buy early in the week. FULL STORY

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