Category Archives: Money & Finance

"We're all Jock Tamson's bairns" is a popular saying in Scotland. The Reverend John Thomson (Jock Tamson) was a much-loved minister of Duddingston Kir... Read More

Do you have a strategy for intentional giving? I am told, and have witnessed first-hand, that even people who are very intentional about their own per... Read More

This summer, I took a 4 hour course at King Arthur Cooking School in Vermont. The class was titled “Bread Making 101.” My mother was an accomplish... Read More

Finding yourself suddenly single is a journey that must be traveled. There are no shortcuts. But there is hope. As former governor Ann Richards said a... Read More

Stand in line at a coffee shop and watch people paying for their drinks and snacks. One person slips a card into a machine. Another customer waves or ... Read More

Have you heard the story of the bag lady who was sued for $10 million? I didn’t think so. Lawsuits aren’t typically filed against poor people; the... Read More

Approaching retirement can be a scary time. What will I do with my time? Will I have enough money to live the life I want? What will give my life mean... Read More

There's something undeniably appealing - both pragmatic and poetic - about the idea of moving to a foreign country and living an expatriate adventure ... Read More

The major U.S. stock averages achieved record levels in the first few months after the election of Donald Trump. Predictably, those gains spurred the ... Read More

As adults over 50, we can suffer from putting off the money talk in two ways – having the talk with our aging parents AND having the talk with our c... Read More

The Crystal Ball is Fuzzy One could accurately call Donald Trump the “unexpected President.” Regardless of your political leanings, his future imp... Read More

We are in the season of two “special” days that deal with commitment. One of them, “Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day,” is about breaking a co... Read More