How to Choose a Tutor

How to Choose a Tutor

When your kid is trying hard on their own and just can’t improve their grades, it may be time for a tutor. That probably sounds easier said than done when you consider all the factors — because even good tutors can be very different from each other. Subject Matter v....
Talking About Money

Talking About Money

Conversations about money are notoriously difficult, and that is often to the detriment of people’s well-being. Throughout life’s stages there are milestones that should be celebrated and information to be shared. So why all the silence? I have not-so-fond memories of...
Yom Kippur 101

Yom Kippur 101

Yom Kippur is not a standalone Holy day, it’s actually the culmination of a 10-day period of reflection starting on Rosh Hashanah.  One of the traditions we do during this period is called tashlich — we write down our sins on little pieces of paper, and place them in...
Reading Numbers

Reading Numbers

I’m a financial frontline worker. Like most people in public-facing jobs, I’ve seen it all — from bankruptcy to intestacy. That includes a lack of basic financial literacy, across all communities. Financial literacy is not about reading the Wall Street Journal,...
Facebook “Free Money” Scam

Facebook “Free Money” Scam

I must have felt a chill because I sensed pure evil — or else it was cold in the house. Either way, I was the target of a scam. It started when I received a message from someone I knew before elementary school but wasn’t very active on Facebook.    “Oh, hi, how are...
JUJYFRUITS – A FAMILY BUSINESS FOR 125 YEARS

JUJYFRUITS – A FAMILY BUSINESS FOR 125 YEARS

Most family businesses last for two, maybe three generations but it is rare to find one that spans five. That was the case with the “Heide Candy Company” founded in 1869 by a German immigrant, Henry Heide, Sr. Like most who came to America seeking a new...