The spring financial planning newsletter is now available. It includes an investment market update, as well as insight on FDIC and SIPC coverage. We also provide links to adjust your tax withholding if needed now that the 2022 tax filing deadline has passed. In addition, we highlight Rachel Songer's … [Read more...]
Buying a car in the 2020s
Buying a car? I’d always heard that your vehicle was a depreciating asset. Outside of classic cars, the joke was always “you lose 50% of the value the minute you drive it off the lot.” Then COVID came along and it seemed that the reverse might be true. Used cars were suddenly appreciating … [Read more...]
Emergency Fund Check-In
In the last two years, we have seen wide ranges in our monthly spending. Two years ago, many people saw their savings increase as they stopped commuting and going out due to COVID-19. When interest rates dropped, individuals lowered their monthly housing costs by refinancing their mortgage. A year … [Read more...]
Home maintenance planning
Most of us spent more time at home during the pandemic. We saw an increase in home maintenance projects that had been deferred but suddenly were elevated on the priority list. Personally, 2021 gifted me the purchase of a pellet stove and a water softener, the repair of a broken sprinkler line, and … [Read more...]