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Here’s a question you may not have been asked. How do you feel about money? It’s no secret that money is an emotional topic. Everything important in our lives is.

In the push to go virtual and digitalize everything including work, scheduling, and banking, instead of technology making life easier, do you ever find yourself more stressed out?

When it comes to money, we know it literally pays to attend to even the smallest of details, but sometimes, like during busy seasons of life, finding the time to do everything can feel overwhelming,

As we approach winter, which do you prefer: avalanche or snowball? Both are tried-and-true approaches to reducing debt. The difference between the two is the order in which you pay off each balance.

It’s almost Halloween, and there are spooky things everywhere you look. From decor to horror movies, we are face-to-face with frights and fears 24/7.

Saving enough for a comfortable retirement and leaving a legacy for the future are the goals many of us have. How close or how far away you are from this aspiration can determine how financially fit you feel.

The pandemic’s continuing effect on, well, just about everything- along with stock market volatility, changing tax laws, the debt ceiling debate, and expected holiday shipping delays and shortages – it all adds up and can affect our stress levels.

Talking is one of the first things babies learn how to do – most within the first year of life. So it stands to reason that the older we get, the better we would be at communicating, right?

It goes without saying that daily life has been irrevocably upended since the pandemic began. For me, it’s a perfect illustration of how to anticipate and prepare for risk in our financial lives.

Remember what it was like walking into school for the first time? There’s so much excitement and possibility in the air, and of course some nervousness-maybe even anxiety.