by Allison Bishop | Jan 10, 2019 | Family, General, Starting Out, Uncategorized
I’ve been reading news stories over this past week about furloughed government workers struggling to pay their bills. Because they’re not being paid, they don’t have the money to pay daycare costs, their car payment, or their rent, and a lot of them are feeling...
by Allison Bishop | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m a podcast addict. Most of the time I’m doing household chores I’ve got a podcast on. Honestly, if I didn’t think it would alienate my family, and possibly result in a lifetime of therapy for my kids, I’d be walking around the house pretty much all the time...
by Allison Bishop | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
So I’ve been struggling for a while with the idea of discouraging big tax refunds. Every time it comes up, people get all fired up that they don’t want to give an interest-free loan to the government, which is, of course, exactly what a tax refund is. They’re...
by Allison Bishop | Nov 7, 2017 | General, Uncategorized
Q&A #2: Q: I’m struggling with managing my money. I’m self-employed and my income varies every month. When I work regularly, I make plenty of money to pay my expenses and pay down my debts, but the months I don’t work as much as I’d like to, I struggle to make my...
by Allison Bishop | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
First ever Q&A! E-mail me with your questions! Q: I heard that companies like it if you pay your bills late. Is that true? A: Of course they like it! They can charge you crazy exorbitant interest and late fees if you carry a balance with them. What’s good for...
by Allison Bishop | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I started my business two years ago, one of the first things I was going to do and report back on was freezing my kids’ credit files. It had been on my mind for a while, ever since someone I knew personally had had an experience with her child being a victim of...
