by Allison Bishop | Jul 20, 2025 | Family, General
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...
by Allison Bishop | Feb 6, 2025 | Family
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...
by Allison Bishop | Dec 12, 2024 | Family, General, Starting Out
My fifteen-year old minivan bit the dust over the summer, so I reluctantly pulled out the vehicle research I’d done over the past few months (this was not an entirely unexpected event) and became a car shopper. I took advantage of the fact that my son was home from...
by Allison Bishop | Nov 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Allison Bishop | Mar 21, 2023 | Family, Uncategorized
I usually write about somewhat lighter topics – a podcast review or a blog about how to combine finances with a partner. Today I want to talk about a subject that alarms me, and I see it with some regularity: an imbalance of power regarding finances. I’m looking at...
