Most people think saying goodbye is a sad thing, but that’s not always the case.  I’ll very happily say goodbye to pollen & my seasonal allergies (hopefully soon!). 

Have you been putting your used car in the shop more times than you care to recall?  Is your wallet screaming for it to stop?  That has been the case recently with my mom and her car. She has had her car in the shop three times in the past six weeks. Her car is a really nice, recognizable brand and only six years old, but significant little things keep going wrong, and of course all of these repairs are outside the warranty period – so the costs are coming right out of her wallet.

When I was young, my Dad would talk about the local phone company being a co-op and that meant a lot to him, but I didn’t really understand it.  As I got older, I learned about non-profit and for profit businesses, which helped me understand a little more why my daddy appreciated the co-op so much more. 

I recently wrote two blogs on the topic of IRAs, and highlighted the two most popular types:  Traditional & Roth.  But did you know there are other types of IRAs? 

CEO’s are getting paid mega bucks these days at many of the large regional and national banks.  I’m sure they have a difficult job that is demanding and filled with pressure.  That being said, how much money does a bank have to make to award their upper end employees six and sometimes seven figures compensation increases in the past year?