Category: having it

Farmland Alternative Investments

Investors have been pouring money into farmland – especially Midwest USA land for the past few years. So much so,that the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported that fourth quarter 2010 prices for...

The Million Dollar House

I went to a bridal shower recently in a million dollar house. It was beautiful – two story, all brick with a long driveway up the side of the house and a half circle drive...

Use Halloween To Teach Your Child About Finance

What is your child learning from your Halloween financial habits?  Why not use Halloween as a (sort of) fun way to grab some teachable moments for personal finance.  Teachable moments are those where you...

Wealth

I’m sitting outside drinking a glass of red wine, watching the sun set behind the colored trees of autumn, on a warm October day, my first born’s 38th birthday – thinking about wealth. Yes,...

Why We Have Official Family Meetings

After Mom died in 1996, Hubby and I had to deal with her estate. It was then that we started establishing our own wills, trusts and etc. In the years following 9/11, I realized...