Many times we are asked about gifting money to our kids. Always, the first exercise is making sure you don't need it now, or will not need it in the future for your own necessities like healthcare, shelter, food and other usual expenses. Once it is determined that you can afford to begin a gifting…
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Passing Wisdom On To The Next Generation
Some years ago, I was attending a friend’s celebration of his 50th birthday. A very forward thinking therapist and innovator with regard to communication skills, he proclaimed during his thank you speech that he had come to a conclusion: he spent the first 50 years of his life learning- the next 50 was to pass…
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Suddendly Single
The great American dream: you meet the love of your life, you date, get married; perhaps have 2.3 kids, the whole white picket fence thing. And then the unthinkable happens: due to natural or unnatural causes, you lose your beloved. You find yourself suddenly alone: eating alone, sleeping alone, trying to do the things you…
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The Household Balance Sheet
As a kid, I remember the old pepsident commercial (everybody sing) "I wonder where the yellow went when I brush my teeth with Pepsident." It seems that catchy tune of the era could be changed in part to "I wonder where the money went..." when we sit down to do our bills monthly. It seems…
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