Category: personal finance advice

I’ll Be Nice, but I’ll Tell the Truth

Dear Dave, I’m 32 and a teacher. My house is my only debt, and there’s $55,000 left on my mortgage. My parents always taught my brother and I about saving and being smart with money. The other day, Mom and Dad offered to pay off the rest of my mortgage by loaning me the money…


Post-Pandemic, Time to Re-Assess Your Personal Finances

For two years our nation has had to adapt to an entirely new reality. From social distancing to keeping our sanity while sheltering-in-place, virtually every aspect of our lives has been affected, with new and different ways of social interaction, school, work, and entertainment. The pandemic started with a shock; our nation shuddered to a…