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Is Cooking at Home More Expensive than Eating Out?
Conventional wisdom has us believe that cooking at home is always less expensive than eating out. Is it? Maybe not.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Sep 15, 20245 min read
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4 Money Must-Dos for Financial Safety
What really matters when it comes to financial safety? 4 Money Must-Dos for Financial Safety
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Sep 5, 20244 min read
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Which Family Financial Sacrifices Are Worth It?
Learn about how to figure out which financial sacrifices are worth it to your family.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Jun 10, 20246 min read
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CDs vs. Bonds: Which Is Better For You?
Investing in CDs and bonds can provide modest returns with no risk for some categories and less risk than the stock market.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
May 24, 20245 min read
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How to Avoid Financial Information Overload
You can learn more about money to protect and grow yours without getting so overwhelmed you give up. Try these tips.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
May 24, 20243 min read
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The Middle of the Night Call – How to Protect Family Finances When Children Make Mistakes
How can you best protect your child, yourself, and your finances when an emergency occurs?
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
May 13, 20245 min read
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Financial Planning 101: 7 Steps to Meet Your Financial Goals
Becoming widely wealthy may not be in the cards for everyone, but anyone can improve their financial situation by creating a financial plan.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
May 12, 20245 min read
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4 Simple Actions to Achieve Financial Safety
What are the fewest bits of advice you need to keep yourself financially safe?
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
May 1, 20243 min read
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Happy Marriages and Financial Planning
Couples in happy marriages do lots of things together, including financial planning.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Apr 27, 20243 min read
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Are Life Insurance Benefits Taxed?
Life insurance proceeds are generally not taxable to the recipient. Why?
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Gun-Slinging Your Money in the Wild West of Financial Deregulation
What might deregulation mean to your personal finances?
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Mar 17, 20244 min read
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Take Stock of Social Security Retirement Benefits
When you retire and no longer earn money, you’ll probably need to rely on your savings and your Social Security retirement benefits.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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The Courage to Say ‘No’ Financially: 6 Tips for Women
Women are also often called on for financial support, and we find it hard to say no.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Feb 12, 20244 min read
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Term Life Insurance – The Most Loving $30-a-Month Gift You Can Give
Term life insurance is a type of life insurance that provides a death benefit to your beneficiaries if you die. Learn more about term life.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Jun 6, 20235 min read
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IRS Form 1065 and Your LLC – How Much in Penalties?!@*#?!
Crazy high 1065 late penalty for your LLC? Form 1065 is an important tax form for partnerships and LLCs. Here's what to do.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Jun 3, 20234 min read
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Tips for Parents Who Are Struggling Financially
How can you be the best parent you can be when you don’t have enough money?
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
May 16, 20236 min read
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Rights? I Have Rights? What the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Means for Reducing Taxes
What the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Means for You
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Mar 7, 20234 min read
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How to Climb Out of 1099-MISC Hell (and Another Rung Down – the 1099-NEC)
1099-MISC? or 1099-NEC? How to do your taxes as a gig worker.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Feb 3, 20228 min read
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Goaded Into It
To “goad” means to provoke or annoy so as to stimulate a reaction. Goading has become a national addiction, and we need to get clean.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Apr 23, 20213 min read
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Bring Back the Personal Exemption: TCJA Tax Reform Hypocrisy
By taking away the personal exemption, the tax reform bill of 2017 hurt many middle-class taxpayers, especially America’s big families.
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
Oct 30, 20207 min read
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