The Plan Wisely Resource Library

After you set your financial goals, you need to develop a plan to achieve them. How will you pay off your debt in 3 years? When are you going to make the time to track…

Do you know what your mom/wife is worth?  With Mother’s Day around the corner, you should give it some thought. Whether she works outside of the house or if she’s a stay-at-home mom or if…

I first met Charles Anderson at Canal Street Church; he’s a hard-to-miss guy with his signature artistic jackets and contagious energy. We had a chance to get to know each other better through a fantasy…

  We love our kids and we want the best for them. More often than not, we want them to have things and experiences that we did not when we were younger, and we work…

Just like any goal we create -whether it be financial, health-related, education-driven, or job-related, the most important thing about creating a goal is just that: creating it. Setting goals forces us to focus on what’s…

  It’s tax time, and for some, it means a tax refund.  Make a plan on how to spend your refund before the money is in your bank account so you can avoid the temptation…

  As I discussed in my last blog, Why Should I Teach My Kids about Money?, teaching children about money is no different than teaching them other important morals or values; it’s giving them the…

Why should I teach my children about money? Whether we like it or not, money plays a part in everyone’s life. People either don’t have enough, they have too much, they are working hard to…

Every parent wants their kids to grow up well-rounded, competent, and confident.  As someone who talks about money for a living, there is a bit of added pressure that my kids are well-rounded, competent, and…

Meet Andrew and Jen Andrew and Jen have been together for five years. They know each other’s favorite food, least favorite color, how they like their coffee and they both know that Jen is not…

Why let your financial freedom be limited to a painful budget? Sure – you may spend a bit more money than you actually make, but that doesn’t make you a bad person, does it? Here…

Do you remember the game hide and seek? Have you ever played hide and seek with a toddler?  They’re typically terrible hiders.  In fact, my 2-year-old broadcasts where she’s hiding before I’m done counting;  and…