finances

I’ve been writing about money for over ten years — during that time I’ve written about everything from high finance to how to save money at the grocery store. But just because I write about money doesn’t mean I haven’t made my own mistakes over the years.

There are simple steps you can take now to ensure future summers on the dock, for your family and future generations

An ingenious way to bring order to your nest - right now.

If you’ve been handing over the financial reins to your spouse, it’s time to wake up and get involved in the family finances. If you don’t you could end up like Eilene Zimmerman — in an article she wrote for salon.com she tells how her divorce left her completely in the dark about her finances and a virtual non-entity on paper when it came to big assets like her house (she wasn’t even authorized to make a mortgage payment without her ex’s permission).

You can save your children some trouble down the road if you teach them about money, spending and budgeting now