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Adventures in credit freezes

Protecting your credit: Worst.  Thing.  Ever.  Who wants to spend even 30 seconds thinking about how vulnerable we are to identity theft?  Especially when no one knows what to do and it sounds like a hideously painful process to actually go through. It’s been in the...

Financial advice for parents

As a parent of four young children myself, I’m very sensitive to the variety of needs pulling at our families’ limited resources. To try to help parents navigate through, I wrote an article on that topic which is published in the new issue of Essential...

Balancing Priorities for Parents

As originally published in Essential Living Maine, September/October 2016 Being a parent is tough on so many levels – there never seems to be enough time, money or sleep. With kids at home come so many important priorities pulling at ourselves and our resources. If...

Financial Mindfulness

As originally published in Essential Living Maine, July/August 2016 Talk about mindfulness is everywhere now. Exercise, food, even parenting – we can be mindful in nearly every aspect of our lives. We can also be mindful of our money. If you’re not making active...