Building a Legacy With Love, Faith, and Lavender
By: Catherine Martinez
After Phil Messer retired from a career in law enforcement, he and his wife Deb had an idea: Buy a farm and plant lavender with...
Meet Ashley Smith: Breaking Through the Glass Cyber Security Ceiling
By Naomi Atwater
Meet Ashley
“You don’t look like a programmer.”
This comment tends to find itself in countless conversations. But what does a programmer look like? Meet Ashley Smith,...
Money Making at Garage Sales
By Chloe Pullan
Who doesn't love a good garage sale?!! Basically, all my family loves them, and we go to garage sales throughout the summer. Even the kids...
Five Tips for Your Holiday Budget
By Naomi Atwater
The impending holidays sometimes do not feel as merry as we wish they did: personal expectations, social pressure, hurting budgets, and many other factors contribute...
Preparing for Back to School with the Supreme Court Decision on Student Loan Forgiveness
By: Ashley Ann Reich
Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers watched on June 30th as the Supreme Court handed down the long-awaited decision regarding student loan forgiveness. In...
Maintaining Financial Freedom While Navigating Your Child’s Critical Illness
By Isabella Johnson
Receiving an Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia diagnosis was devastating for six-year-old Annabelle and her mother. Anxiety surrounding the severe diagnosis, coupled with the realization of medical expenses...
This Columbus Day: Celebrate your Mistakes
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”--Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle
By Pamela Kleibrink Thompson
Every October we celebrate a huge failure...
Ring in the Season by Cleaning Out Your Refrigerator!
By Shannon Santschi
Deep cleaning your refrigerator is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the pending winter holidays, but it may...
Emotions and Money
By Ashley Ann Reich
Women’s History Month provides a unique platform to reflect on the progress that women have made historically. Women have come leaps and bounds from...
Single Girl’s Guide to Traveling Internationally
By Naomi Atwater
“Are you going to be safe?”
That was the first question every time I told someone I was heading to Europe this past summer for a...
