Ever watch “Love It or List It” on HGTV? When a house no longer feels like home, the owners are left with a big financial and emotional question: Renovate or sell?

Before you make a move, try these easy DIY projects. Continue Reading

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• Noisy upstairs neighbors vs. shoveling the driveway every snow
• Approving paint colors with your landlord vs. coming up with a 20% down payment
• The feeling that you’re not a grown up vs. wishing someone else would be the grown up

The conversation, especially with newlyweds, about when to buy a home has always been a big deal.  Owning a home is such a fundamental right of passage for Americans that it is often the very next step you take after tying the knot – as if the only way we can be successful adults, have beautiful families and build equity in our lives is if we become homeowners. Continue Reading

At 17 years old we are all, in our own minds, invincible. Nothing we do has ramifications and nothing that happens to us will have a long-term impact…or so I thought. Continue Reading

I’m going to introduce you to a word. It’s very scientific-sounding, but the definition is simple. In fact, I may be using this terminology in an effort to appear smart. I’ll let you be the judge. The word is: myopia. Continue Reading

Staycations aren’t just about saving money. They also give you a chance to relax and have fun – without the stress of catching flights or packing for a long-distance road trip.

Here are 10 great staycation ideas that will leave you wanting to stay home this summer: Continue Reading

If the car breaks down, the washer dies or one of the kids chips a tooth after a close encounter with the pavement, where would you get the money to pay the bill?

Did anyone say, “My emergency fund?” Continue Reading

I grew up in a VERY financially conservative family… We are talking about some serious penny pinchers. So I thought, “My parents must have extremely good insurance coverage since they are so careful about their financial decisions, right?!” But I recently found out I was wrong… Continue Reading

A favorite summer vacation here in Minnesota is heading to a family cabin. But vacations can be expensive. We have to feed the family no matter where we are, the gas it takes to get where we are going, and a few extra “goodies” during the week that I normally wouldn’t buy at home, I am guessing the cost is about $150-200 more than our usual weekly budget. Where to get that money? Continue Reading

“The idea of starting the process of figuring out if I have everything in place, financially, is very overwhelming.”

We hear you, and we responded. Introducing a new resource by brightpeak: PREPARED: a guide for building financial safeguards. Continue Reading