Tag: household finance

By Kelly Hodges     We all know that tracking net worth is critical to sound financial health. The computation and exercise are easy to do...

By Kelly Hodges As a parent of four young children, I am always on the lookout for advice on how best to equip them with the...

By Kelly Hodges Last week my family lay to rest my Grandpa Al, at the age of 108. The quantity of years he lived was impressive...

By Kelly Hodges It’s clear that for a person to have a good grasp on their personal finances, they must understand where exactly their money is...

By Joshua Schroeder If you are like me then over time you probably have accumulated various investment accounts with different brokers.  For example, I have an...

By Kelly Hodges Net Worth = Assets (what you own) – Liabilities (what you owe) Calculating net worth is essentially synthesizing all aspects of your personal finances...

By Kelly Hodges Even though it’s not quite spring (not even close really), it is still a good time of year to start tackling some cleaning...

Tuesday marked a sad day for parents everywhere who had been taking advantage of the Amazon Mom diaper program from Amazon.com.  Amazon Mom is...

By Kelly Hodges Saving money on a single purchase is great, but saving money month after month is even better!  Bills that recur each month often...

By Kelly Hodges Let’s be honest, no one likes to budget.  The word “budget” itself evokes feelings of self-deprivation, sacrifice, and restriction.  It’s akin to dieting-...