Heart of the Matter with Melanie Kreifels: A Work in Progress
By Melanie Kreifels, MA, LCPC
Our lives are intertwined by moments, sometimes just barely touching each other and others slamming up against each other. Each of our decisions...
SWSM Executive Women Profile Series – Francie Heller: A Pioneer Woman
By Sarah Wall
Some people shy away from new challenges, fearing failure or unhappiness in taking on something new. For other people, unexpected changes and challenges are taken...
Principles of Financial Planning Series: Taxes and Inflation in Your Long-Term Planning
By Samantha Compton
This month, we’ll continue our focus on Financial Principle #4: Don’t Let Your Portfolio Take a H.I.T. (Healthcare, Inflation, Taxes) as well as the Growth...
Pattie Weed, CPA, Adds ‘Gym Owner’ to Resume
By Catherine Martinez
When COVID-19 placed heavy restrictions on gyms across the country, many of these businesses closed their doors for good.
But Pattie Weed has a true entrepreneurial...
National Financial Awareness Day: What Does It Mean for You?
By Sarah Wall
Saturday, August 14, is this year's National Financial Awareness Day, making it the perfect opportunity to ask a simple question: What does it mean to...
Back to School Shopping Without Breaking the Bank
By Sarah Wall
It’s mid-August, which can mean only one thing: across America, millions of kids are getting ready to go back to school. Some will be in...
A Note from the Kreifels – Happy 1st Birthday SWSM Magazine!
Dear reader,
Happy first birthday to Smart Women Smart Money! And, thank you for helping to make the past year for Smart Women Smart Money enjoyable! We have...
2021: A Summer Olympics Like No Other
By Sarah Wall
The Summer Olympics rounded out with the closing ceremony on August 8. While they looked a little different this year, the Games have also been...
She’s ‘Owned’ Our Stage Since the Beginning
by Shannon Santschi
Photography by Deb Wonch and Michelle Sharbono
For this article, we sit down with Carolyn Holly, a name and face familiar to our audience. Carolyn writes...
Utah Auditor John “Frugal” Dougall: The Most Frugal Man in the World
by Heather Pluard
"He only eats out once a week; sample day at the supermarket. His car not only stops on a dime; it picks it up, too....
