Value Your Time More to Increase Happiness and Wealth
We spend our days making constant trade-offs between time and money. Together, they’re the most important resources we have, and yet throughout our lives they seem to be at constant odds with each other. Cook at home or order takeout? Take on that extra project at work, or spend more time with the family? The […]
Let’s Have a Baby! Adoption for LGBTQ Family Planning
In our next installment of “Let’s Have a Baby” we’re going to look at adoption for LGBTQ family planning. Adoption can be the go-to choice for many LGBTQ families. Some parents-to-be have been adopted themselves and know the deep and meaningful familial connections that can be forged through adoption. Other parents choose adoption because they […]
Let’s Have a Baby! Surrogacy for LGBTQ Family Planning
My son was born by a gestational surrogate. The process was a whirlwind for my husband and me. We had to think about things like how would we find an egg donor? How much would this cost in total? Would our attempts fail? Or would this take years to have a baby? How would we […]
Queer Family Planning: A Introductory Guide
If you’re a queer person, LGBTQ family planning may seem like a monumental feat. It already takes more energy to navigate everyday life when you come up against challenges that have to do with your identity. Because of the bigotry that’s built into our societal systems and portrayed in our media, you may not have […]
Don’t you forget about me: What to do with an old 401k plan?
In the midst of changing jobs, whether taking on a new full time job or striking out on your own, you might have left behind an old 401k plan. Most of the time, we forget about our 401k plans because they operate on their own: a portion of your earnings automatically goes into your plan […]
What happens if something happens to me?
Right now, one question is in the back of everyone’s mind: What happens if something happens to me? It’s a question we tend to ignore in “normal” times. We think to figure out morbid things like making a living will or power of attorney sometime down the road. But in the wake of a public […]
The Racial Wealth Gap Explained
The events of the last few weeks are a sad reminder of how deeply ingrained racism is in our country. It’s uncomfortable for me to think about just how bad structural racism and white privilege really are in this country. It’s even more unthinkable that this has endured for centuries. But I know everyday violence […]
The CARES Act & Student Loan Forbearance
Who would have thought that only a few months into 2020 we’d be talking about a wide-reaching student loan forbearance by the US government brought on by a global pandemic? Seems like a stretch to me, but here we are. Fortunately, instead of tanking us deeper into student loan debt, this provision of the CARES […]
How Will This Crisis Change You (And Your Financial Plan)?
The recent global pandemic has thrust one thing to the forefront in our lives: uncertainty. Uncertainty over whether our health will be impacted or not. Uncertainty over what the fallout will be. Uncertainty over what life will look like after shelter-at-home is lifted. It is a defining moment in all of our lives. It is […]
Should I Invest Right Now?
When the stock market is down 20-30% and it’s scary. It’s emotional. And the last thing most people want to do is stick their toe in shark-infested waters. I can hear those familiar voices: “I just saw my portfolio go down how much, and you’re telling me to do what?!” Or conversely, “Now’s the perfect […]