I recognized the importance of a good lead on the dance floor at my niece’s wedding. Even though I like to dance, I was grossly out-matched by my brother-in-law, who dances at a level worthy of Dancing with the Stars. When we first stepped on to the floor, I scrambled to keep up with him, unsure of what was coming. But the longer we stayed out there, the easier it became to anticipate what the next move was going to be. A good advisor is like that strong lead that makes the difficult Read on...
An Age-Proof Plan
It was supposed to be a quiet and uneventful Christmas. Our family had been through a rough couple of years with various family members having had serious health issues and we were still twitching from it all. Just about the time we were getting for the year to change from old to new, the call came that my mother’s health had taken a bad turn - and off to Florida I went with some of my siblings. We’d been in a similar situation with my father years before so we were better prepared this Read on...
Dragging out a College Degree is a Drag on Finances
Parents might focus on tuition and room and board prices and ignore another culprit that makes school more expensive: staying in college for longer than four years. It’s a common problem, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Just 41% of full-time students attending college for the first time earn their bachelors’ degrees in four years. Extra time at an institution is expensive. For 2019-2020, the average costs for college tuition and fees are $10,116 (public, Read on...
Get into Giving
Exactly one year ago, I wrote a post, Hardwired to Help, which told about our front-row seat in the world of pediatric cancer. My goal was two-fold: to raise awareness about pediatric cancers (September gold), but also to encourage others to find their cause, whatever that might be. A happiness study I referenced in the post showed that helping others can have a positive effect on the body by lowering blood pressure. So what holds people back from giving? According to a 2016 report by Read on...