What do diapers, braces, and weekly piano lessons have in common? They all serve as reminders of the surprisingly high cost of starting a family and raising kids — a cost that, in general, is only rising as the years go by. This increase can be partially explained by...
If you don’t want money issues to come between you and your family, it’s important to prepare yourself for them ahead of time. We’ll run through the primary ways money causes problems in families, along with strategies to ensure it never becomes an issue in your...
If you think about all your closest friends and family, how many of their salaries do you know? Of these people — the ones who know your secrets, who’ve seen you in your darkest hour — how many of them know how much you earn? Only one-third of American married...
Tae and Monica Kim began their marriage with over $100,000 dollars in student debt. It’s an albatross around the necks of many young Americans: how to pay down debt, create savings, afford to start a family — childcare, food, clothing — and own a house? “We couldn’t...
Nathan and Marissa Moss were living the American dream in Cookeville, Tennessee — or so they thought. Four-bedroom home? Check. Steady paychecks? Check. Two young kids? Check. But one morning, before Marissa left for a 13-hour shift, she realized that she would miss...
Millennials are less likely to own a home than their parents were at their age and they are more likely to be lonely. Not exactly a winning combo. Even worse, these two challenges feed into each other. A lack of affordable houses erodes our sense of community, making...
