Your Baby’s IRA Is So Cute!

Your Baby’s IRA Is So Cute!

Saving early on has some obvious advantages — and some larger lessons for life in general.  For example: How great is compound interest? If you make a one-time, $6,000 contribution to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) when your child is 15, it will grow to...
Buying the Perfect Gift

Buying the Perfect Gift

Is there such a thing as the Perfect Gift?  Do you ever just find yourself sitting and staring at your to-do list, and dreading all the upcoming gifts you have to purchase?  I do….gift giving is too fine an art to mess up — especially when you care enough to put real...
Holiday Tipping Guide 2019

Holiday Tipping Guide 2019

So my barista was telling me that there’s a competition to see who’s the biggest tipper. I appreciate that kind of wit in the person who controls my fate every morning. That’s why I’m going to make sure I remember her when I sit down to make my year-end holiday...
The 2015 Holiday Tipping Guide

The 2015 Holiday Tipping Guide

It’s a great time of year to show appreciation for the people you are thankful to have in your life. There are a variety of ways to show your gratitude, from handmade gifts to cash–but also remember that words of gratitude can go a long way. But what exactly...