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A New Addition and New Financial Challenges
Love & Money, Saving & Retirement Lindsay Dell Cook Love & Money, Saving & Retirement Lindsay Dell Cook

A New Addition and New Financial Challenges

Let me sum it up in one word… MOTHERHOOD. For those of you that are already raising children, I’m sure you are well versed in the triumphs and challenges of raising a family while maintaining your everyday life. With that said, I wanted to discuss some of the financial changes and challenges we made to make room for our expanding family.

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Why I Don’t Have an “Extreme Money Story”

Why I Don’t Have an “Extreme Money Story”

In the age of blogging, it seems that the most outrageous or awe-inspiring stories often make their way to the top of the news, and for good reason. We want to feel inspired to do better. The problem comes when trying to live your life as others do if it’s not what fits you or your lifestyle best.

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How to Turn Your Financial Goals into To Dos

How to Turn Your Financial Goals into To Dos

If you’ve already spent the time to sit down and write out your financial goals for the near-term and long-term you’re already ahead of most people. But, once you’ve developed those goals, how do you move forward? How do you take those goals and break them down into a manageable “To Do” list?

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Why Overthinking Your Investment Strategy is Costing You​​​​​​​
Saving & Retirement, Building Wealth Lindsay Dell Cook Saving & Retirement, Building Wealth Lindsay Dell Cook

Why Overthinking Your Investment Strategy is Costing You​​​​​​​

We all feel the pull to “beat the market” and to ensure that our investments are performing at an acceptable level, so often we wait for the perfect moment to invest or that shining stock that you can sell for 10 times what you bought it for. These are all good things to strive for, but for most of us, this opportunism can really hurt us.

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Should You Factor Social Security into Your Retirement Planning?
Saving & Retirement, Taxes Lindsay Dell Cook Saving & Retirement, Taxes Lindsay Dell Cook

Should You Factor Social Security into Your Retirement Planning?

As a millennial, I’ve always heard that Social Security income will be a thing of the past by the time we reach retirement age. The ultimate question is whether you should factor these benefits into your future income or assume that the social security system as we know it will have disintegrated by the time we come to retirement age. Here are the basics to consider.

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How to Have a Productive Money Conversation with Your Significant Other

How to Have a Productive Money Conversation with Your Significant Other

Relationships are work no matter how compatible you and your significant other may be, but things can get particularly hairy when you add finances into the mix. Here are some tips for having a productive conversation about money with your partner.

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Understanding Your Personal Financial Philosophy

Understanding Your Personal Financial Philosophy

Finance is a highly personal matter, how you feel about your finances and how you ideally choose to tackle them is important to making your plan to financial security. Take our quiz to identify your Personal Financial Philosophy...

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