IRS Delays 2012 Tax Filing Season for Fiscal Cliff
We avoided the fiscal cliff. Thank goodness! But the late legislation changes for taxes required the IRS to delay accepting 2012 tax filings until January 30th. The 2012 tax filing open date was moved from January 22nd to January 30th. I know you early filers may be...
How We Prevent Wealth Book Review
In Romeo Clayton’s book “How We Prevent Wealth” he invites us to learn from his own financial blunders. He shows you how to get on the path to financial independence. “The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale...
New Fee on Southwest Airlines
Have you ever missed your flight? It’s not the best feeling. Especially when you’ve been running through the airport to try and make it. Then it goes from bad to worse when you actually miss it. Now you have to pay a change fee/higher fare just to get there. Now, hot...
Would You Trust Your Dog to Manage Your Money?
The other day I saw an interesting survey on Bloomberg. The question caught my eye and the multiple-choice answers really peeked my interest. The Bloomberg survey said: Who do you trust the most to manage your money? Myself My dog My independent planner/adviser An...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Can you believe it's Thanksgiving already? I sure can't. Now is the time for sharing and reflecting on the many things and people we have to be thankful for. While I try to have an attitude of gratitude throughout the year. I'd like to take this moment to send you a...
Attention Ladies – Brand New Woman Conference
“It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson It's true. As mothers, wives, grandmothers, aunts and sisters we're always living for those around us. But isn't it time that we live for ourselves? After all,...
25 Inspiring Quotes to Keep You Moving…
It’s easy to get discouraged. Especially when there’s a lot of negativity in the air. And nothing's going your way. Sometimes you need a burst of inspiration to get re-energized. If that’s you, these 25 inspiring quotes will not disappoint. They could motivate you to...
Real Talk: The Money Shuffle Could Cost You More
I was a guest on WVON “The Talk of Chicago” last week. We discussed The Washington Post article, “More Americans opting out of banking system.” There are less Americans using banks after the Great Recession. And some listeners called in to voice their opinions. One...
The Truth About the Unbanked & Underbanked in America
A recent FDIC survey showed nearly 10 million U.S. households are unbanked. And 24 million are underbanked. It also revealed that most of these households use high cost alternatives like check cashers and payday lenders to manage money. Who are the unbanked and...
What Does the Fiscal Cliff Really Mean?
Time keeps ticking away. Moving us closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. So what’s the fiscal cliff everyone keeps talking about? According to the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, “Under current law, on January 1, 2013, there's going to be a massive fiscal...
