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Archive for September, 2009

Ready to Tip the Canoe?

ADMIT IT.   There are times when throwing your significant other overboard is an attractive alternative to getting an agreement on money matters.  Even the most savvy financial advisors (ahem…) OCCASIONALLY fight with their spouses about spending.  Or not spending. So what’s an otherwise happy couple to do?  Here are a few tips and tricks gleaned [...]

Paying for College

With the start of school we are one year closer to writing that dreaded college tuition check.  And the next one, and the next one….With college costs increasing faster than the rate of inflation, by the time my Kindergartner starts college, tuition at a public university will be approximately $140,o00 and at my beloved Stanford [...]

The Case of the Missing Allowance

As we gear up for the start of another school year at my house, I’ve got three kids clamoring for their “back pay”.  You see, while I may be organized in all other financial matters in my life, when it comes to remembering to pay my kids their allowance each week I am horribly remiss. [...]

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