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Maybe we’re all skeptical of “Hallmark Holidays” but there aren’t enough excuses to thank grandparents for all they mean in our lives. If you’re lucky enough to still have your own grandparents around, you know that you haven’t been giving them the time and attention you would like since you had kids of your own. And, […]
Patti Black is a Certified Financial Planner and BirminghamMom of twins who advises high net worth individuals. She has some practical advice for rest of us as well. It’s no surprise that moms of average means are having to carefully budget and allocate resources during these economic times. Patti says even her wealthy clients have to make […]
This is the time of year when lots of daughters are getting ready to make good on their promise to grow up and move out of your house. The senior year has flown by and you’ve found yourself ordering graduation announcements and wondering if you will hold yourself together for the graduation ceremony. (Which is more […]
You know your paradigm has shifted when you commiserate more with Bob Cratchit rationing a single lump of coal than you rejoice with Ebenezer Scrooge in vowing to serve his fellow man and keep Christmas in his heart all the year. Obviously a lot of folks are unemployed this season, and many who are working won’t be receivng the bonus they […]
When I was pregnant for the first time, I realized my hormones had hijacked my own mind when a potted plant actually made me burst into tears. We were getting ready to go a performance by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (I talked my husband into this under the guise that it was even better for the baby […]