Family Finances

How To Survive The Pressure As A Sole Income-Earning Parent

2020 may have been the hardest year of my life. I was the sole income-earning parent with two young children to feed. Here’s how to survive the pressure as a sole income-earning parent. Much has been written about offering more support and empathy for the stay at home parent who gives up his or her […]

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How To Accept Financial Help From Your Parents Without Feeling Like A Deadbeat Loser

Are you finding yourself in a difficult financial position? This post discusses how to accept financial help from your parents without feeling like a loser. Ever since high school, I’ve felt I’ve been a burden to my parents. I got in a lot of trouble as a kid and therefore felt extremely guilty accepting their financial support.

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How To Copyright A Song And Earn Royalties: Introducing Cutie Baby

If you’re interested in learning how to copyright a song and earn royalties, this post is for you. I copyrighted a lullaby when my son was born in 2017. I am also a national bestselling author of Buy Not That and How To Engineer Your Layoff, where I also have copyrights with the Library of

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The Marriage Penalty Tax Has Been Abolished, Hooray!

The marriage penalty tax is discrimination. But given the marriage penalty tax doesn’t hit everybody, there hasn’t been enough uproar to make it go away. Thankfully, the marriage penalty tax has been abolished for 98% of households. In the past, I used to wonder why two individuals with high incomes or two individuals with a

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Adopting From Foster Care: Clarifying The Misconceptions To Build A Loving Home

One of the biggest benefits of financial freedom is the ability to spend more time helping other people. Although writing about building wealth is useful and donating money is good, adopting or fostering a child reaches a next level of kindness.  Today’s post is from Jillian at Montana Money Adventures. She has adopted not one,

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Diamond Engagement Ring Buying Tips For Couples

A diamond engagement ring is usually a must-buy whenever there’s a marriage. The question many men have is figuring out how to buy the right diamond engagement ring and how much to spend. There are so many diamond engagement rings to choose from! If you are like most men, you will have no idea what

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The TOPMOM Program: Single Mothers Can Make The Best Employees

The following is a guest post by freelance illustrator, designer, and writer Colleen Kong-Savage. There’s nobody more adept at getting things done like a single mother and I’m very pleased to read her point of view. American society doesn’t think very highly of mothers. Only five nations in the whole big fat world do not

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