Tax Tips for Small Business Owners
As a small business owner, you may be surprised to learn that there are tax deductions you can take before launching your products. For instance, the costs associated with marketing... Read More
7 Steps to a Healthy Money Relationship
We all want to have a healthy relationship with money, free from worry and financial stress, and ideally, free from debt. However, few of us have such a relationship. We... Read More
What Is a Health Savings Account?
My previous column tackled a popular workplace benefit — the Flexible Spending Account, or FSA — and why it’s an easy, tax-free way to save for medical expenses. I’ve used... Read More
What Is a Certificate of Deposit?
Certificates of deposit, or CDs, are the third leg of a trifecta of low-risk, low-return savings products offered by banks and credit unions. Like savings accounts and money market accounts,... Read More
How to Improve Your Credit Score to Qualify for a Mortgage
My wife and I are well aware of the stress that buying a home can cause. In the last few years alone, we’ve purchased three homes and taken out three... Read More
How Smart Home Technology Affects Caring for Aging Parents
Aging homeowners whose health needs may require sudden medical attention are a major driver in the use of medical alert systems. Increasingly, smart home technology — tech that allows users... Read More