by Sarah Carr | Dec 31, 2014 | Budgeting, Personal Finance, Planning, Shopping
Christmas is over. The hustle and bustle has finally come to an end. The zillions of parties, events and obligations have finally stopped overcrowding your schedule. And now the dreaded task of putting all the decorations away is staring you in the face. Not to...
by Sarah Carr | Sep 23, 2014 | Personal Finance
In a recent USA Today article Top 5 money problems Americans face cited that “living for today”, “ensuring a comfortable lifestyle”, “accumulating too much debt”, and “making poor purchasing and investment decisions” topped the list of financial concerns for survey...
by Sarah Carr | Sep 12, 2014 | Budgeting, Financial Education, Personal Finance, Planning, Saving
If you are like Jeff and I, you may find yourselves occasionally (or maybe a little more than occasionally) concerned with whether or not your kids are making good financial decisions. Are they paying their bills on time? Are they using credit wisely? Do they know...
by Sarah Carr | May 9, 2014 | Insurance, Personal Finance
On the second day of our Disney trip, Jeff and I were headed to Epcot. It was looking a bit rainy. Sure enough my weather app confirmed a steady forecast of rain for the day. On the shuttle ride over, I told Jeff that I thought we ought to grab an umbrella before...
by Sarah Carr | Apr 5, 2014 | Estate Planning, Life Insurance, Personal Finance, Planning
It’s one of the first questions that comes to mind for me when I hear of someone dying prematurely. Did they have life insurance? Was it enough? These questions are all fresh in my mind especially, with the recent death my husband’s uncle. He died as a result of a...
by Sarah Carr | Mar 30, 2014 | Estate Planning, Personal Finance
Once you have a general idea of how you’d like your assets to be handled upon your death; it’s time to put it in writing. I recommend hiring an attorney who can draw up all of the legal documents for you. Yes, you could use a site like Legal Zoom, but I recommend...
