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Trend Alert: Is Eating Out Taking A Bigger Bite Out Of Your Budget?

One of the biggest expenses for any family is the cost of food. If you like to cook, that cost is borne out in your monthly grocery bill. But if you’re pressed for time and don’t like to cook every day, you’ll see that in how much you’re spending at restaurants when you are eating…

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[Video] FAFSA FAQ #2: Contributions

Welcome back to our second FAFSA FAQ video, in a three part series. And we’re really going to jump into more of the details here with Rob. Michelle: So for the previous FAFSA FAQ discussion, we talked about who it was for and what it was. As a recap, it is student aid, and these…

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[Video] FAFSA FAQ #1: What Is It & Is It Worth Filling Out?

So if you have kids who are nearing college age, or in college, you’re probably familiar with some of these acronyms or buzzwords: FAFSA and what it is. So we’re going to touch on what it is, who it’s for, and is it even worth filling out. Michelle: So we’ve got Rob here today, who’s…

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Monopoly & Excel: Is Your Family A Team? [Video]

Have you ever thought of your family as a part of a team that can teach each other new skills? One of our clients has this story for us about the importance of being a team. The mother of the family had the opportunity for a change of careers, but she was required to have…

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Technology Can Be A Help And A Hindrance[Video]

New gadgets and tools are always coming to market. Technology can help you track or do things faster and better than before.  But, sometimes that new tool, may not necessarily give you all of the help, or the relief, that you were looking for. Let’s explain this a little deeper. As an example, as you…

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Are You Creating Opportunities? [Video]

Do you think it’s possible to be creating opportunities for yourself? You could actually create different opportunities for you and your family by doing something new or doing it differently.  I’m going to show you two different people. We’re going to call them person A and person B. I’m going to share one change between…

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