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?
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Millennial Money
“You try to plan your cash flow perfectly, but unexpected problems and unforeseen timing can result in overdrafts for even the most careful people.”
Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Sep 15, 2021
- 5 min
Could Cooking at Home Actually Be 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.
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
Meet Me for Coffee? Not in 1942
Seventy-eight years ago today, on July 28, coffee rationing ended. Now that would have been a day of celebration for me!
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
How Other People Live: The Writer’s Curse and Blessing
One characteristic of writers seems to be an interest in observing the actions and guessing at the thoughts of the people around us.
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Aug 15, 2020
- 4 min
Run Your Family Like A Corporation
By acting like a thriving corporation, your family can be more successful.
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
How to Cope When You Don’t Know the Ending – Covid-19
Yes, I always read the last pages of a book first so that I know how it ends. Why? Because I like to prepare myself for the worst.
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
Tracing Food Sensitivities, or How I Miss the Carnation Breakfast Bar
I trace my sensitivities to the wild world of 1970s processed food, with emphasis on the Pillsbury Food Stick & the Carnation Breakfast Bar.
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Jun 13, 2020
- 4 min
Memory Lane: Platitude, Gratitude (Say Thanks!)
Are there people in your life who meant something to you when you needed a boost or help or comfort? Thank them!
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Kathryn Hauer, CFP®, EA
- Jun 8, 2020
- 4 min
Pickled and Smoked: Domestic Habits of My Parents’ Generation
How did my parents' generation consume so much alcohol and smoke so regularly yet still accomplish so much?
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