Posts by Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®
Be Aware of the Lifestyle Creep [Video]
Have you ever found that as you earn more income you spend more? This is what’s known as the lifestyle creep. This means as your income increases so do your expenses. So year by year you slowly earn more over time. Therefore, your expenses go up over time too. One thing to be thoughtful of…
Read MoreHow to Choose Investments In Your College Savings Accounts
You have started saving for your child or grandchild’s college education! Here how you choose investments in your college savings accounts.
Read MoreStay Diversified FROM Your Employer
Why to stay diversified. If you invest in your company’s retirement account or choose your own investments what do you really own?
Read MoreAdvanced Child Tax Credit Decision Time
Time to make the Advanced Child Tax Credit Decision! Here is a general analysis and how you may want to respond to receiving these credits.
Read MoreHow To Grow Finances -A Gardening Analogy [Video]
This was such a great analogy on how to grow finances. In gardening and finances there is a natural order of how things get taken care of.
Read MoreThe Calendar And The Checkbook Never Lie! [Video]
Two things that never lie are your calendar and your checkbook. These are two things you can analyze to see if you’re spending them well.
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