by Sarah Carr | Mar 13, 2015 | Budgeting, Financial Education, Financial Therapy, Personal Finance
We often think of self-care in the fields of health, nutrition, fitness, emotional, spiritual, and mental health but not often do we relate the idea of self-care to our personal financial lives. Perhaps, it’s time for that to change. Instead of neglecting and...
by Sarah Carr | Jan 29, 2015 | Financial Education, Personal Finance, Retirement, Retirement Planning
As traditional pensions decline and other retirement expenses, such as health care, increase, affording retirement has become an even greater challenge. My work as a financial planner used to be running analysis to best optimize retirement income and improve...
by Sarah Carr | Dec 31, 2014 | Budgeting, Personal Finance, Planning, Shopping
Christmas is over. The hustle and bustle has finally come to an end. The zillions of parties, events and obligations have finally stopped overcrowding your schedule. And now the dreaded task of putting all the decorations away is staring you in the face. Not to...
by Sarah Carr | Sep 23, 2014 | conscious spending, happiness, lifestyle expenses, money concerns, Personal Finance, spending
In a recent USA Today article Top 5 money problems Americans face cited that “living for today”, “ensuring a comfortable lifestyle”, “accumulating too much debt”, and “making poor purchasing and investment decisions” topped the list of financial concerns for survey...
by Sarah Carr | Sep 12, 2014 | Budgeting, Financial Education, financial independence, Personal Finance, Planning, Saving
If you are like Jeff and I, you may find yourselves occasionally (or maybe a little more than occasionally) concerned with whether or not your kids are making good financial decisions. Are they paying their bills on time? Are they using credit wisely? Do they know...
by Sarah Carr | May 10, 2014 | Insurance, liability insurance, Personal Finance, personal liability insurance, umbrella insurance
On the second day of our Disney trip, Jeff and I were headed to Epcot. It was looking a bit rainy. Sure enough my weather app confirmed a steady forecast of rain for the day. On the shuttle ride over, I told Jeff that I thought we ought to grab an umbrella before...
