Considering Money in Family Planning

Many couples are deciding precisely when to get pregnant and have their first or subsequent children. The decision-making process considers a lot of factors, but money definitely plays a big part.

The Balance Between Doing and Planning

There is a force at the heart of nearly everything we do in life. It tugs on us in two directions (assuming we are not “at rest”)–in one corner is doing, in the other is planning.

3 Key Ingredients for Delectable Finances

This is a guest post from Charles at CreditDonkey, which discusses three key ingredients for success in personal finance.

Can We Boil Down Personal Finance to Simple Ratios?

That’s the premise of a new book by Charles Farrell, “Your Money Ratios: 8 Simple Tools for Financial Security at Every Stage of Life.” The book lives up to its title—people at any stage of life can pick this up and figure out exactly how they relate to where they should be, according to Farrell. [...]

7 Things I Regret About 2010

It’s good to take a look back once in a while and see the mistakes we’ve made. It’s one of the best ways to find the path to move forward.