Welcoming Opportunity at Every Stage of Your Career I’ve been a tax and financial services professional for most of my life. After a wide-ranging career as a CPA, advisor and tax attorney for almost 49 years, I started to wind down my consulting practice and become more selective about accepting new work. Helping clients was […]
Preventing Burnout and Optimizing Your Time and Energy In a world with ever-increasing demands, your time is finite and personal energy needs to be renewed. The fear and uncertainty that we have been faced with is daunting. I have tapped into my inner strength more times than I can count with a lot of deep […]
A Guide To Gifts Of Equity You might be familiar with down payment gifts, when a family member provides home buyers cash that they can put toward the down payment of a home. But what about the equally valuable gift of equity? This is when someone, usually a family member, sells a home to buyers […]
How To Lower Your Monthly Mortgage Payment We all have good intentions when we set out to buy a home and budget for it. We imagine getting paid the amount we’ve come to expect and we anticipate paying bills on time … until life happens and things change. Careers change, things break down over time […]
Do’s and Don’ts of Grocery Shopping in Bulk Everybody likes to save money anywhere possible. Grocery shopping is of particular interest to many money savers because food and grocery purchases are one of the highest monthly expenses for most people. There are many ways to save money on your overall food purchases, including eating out […]
2021 iPad Mini Review The 2021 iPad Mini 6, Apple’s smallest tablet, is easy on the hands. It offers a great deal of improvements and upgrades over older Mini models, as Apple realizes folks buy the Mini for its smaller size rather than small price. The iPadOS 15 tablet has a larger 8.3” IPS Liquid […]
WTFinance is Cyberbullying Insurance? – MintLife Blog When most people think about cyberbullying – or any form of bullying – they tend to think about children and adolescents. But adult cyberbullying is very real, and it can have very real financial consequences. That’s why cyberbullying insurance exists. Let’s look at this niche insurance sub-category to […]
How Can We Improve Through Financial Education The financial state of many Americans is not where it should be. According to a Mind over Money survey, more than three in four Americans feel the pressure, with 77% reporting they are anxious about their money situation. Most people are so preoccupied with money that they can’t control […]
More Than Half of Retail Businesses are Using Inflation to Price Gouge As the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation has surged in recent months affecting both retailers and consumers. In November, Digital.com surveyed 1,000 retail owners and executives to discover how inflation is impacting profitability, pricing, and discount offers this shopping season. Our findings revealed that more […]
Dell XPS 17 9710 Review The second generation of Dell’s 17″ XPS laptop combines a slim and light design with a premium mobile workstation. It features a stunning 4+ display with a wide color gamut, powerful NVIDIA RTX 3050 and RTX 3060 graphics, and a durable CNC aluminum chassis with a carbon fiber interior. With […]