The Luxury of Self-Employment

I work with a lot of people in transition. Sometimes it’s extremely positive – they’re looking to be good stewards of some kind of financial windfall. But more often they find their way to me during a difficult time or life transition. I also see a lot of people who...

The Weight of Inherited Money

Inheriting money usually comes with baggage. Only rarely do we inherit money from people who we didn’t know; most of the time we knew and often loved the person who passed away. This means that we often imbue the inheritance with much more weight than any other money...

Talking to Kids About Money

A few weeks ago I posted two blogs about teenagers and money. It reminded me that I had written a similar article for a local wellness magazine seven years ago. My children were aged seven through twelve at the time. Here’s the original article: The one sentence I...

Teens and Money

I see a lot of people asking advice on how to help their children to transition to financial adulthood, particularly when they’re heading to college or otherwise leaving the nest. As a parent of four teenagers, this is something I’ve personally been navigating for the...