Meeting Life’s Challenges
Last fall my spouse and I planted some spring flowering bulbs. The ordered 1000 daffodils had arrived– each requiring a 6-8 inch deep hole – hand dug with a shovel. Thursday morning, our first...
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Grandma’s Money Camp: Teaching Grandchildren Personal Finance
As a grandparent, especially if you don’t want heirs to destroy the inheritance you intend to leave, you want your grandchildren to learn basic money management as well as more advanced investing concepts and...
Convert from Blogger to WordPress
This post is for all of you bloggers! Blogger to WordPress Conversion My recent experience in converting Family Money Values blog from Blogger to WordPress was less than desirable. In this post I will...
Why Is It So Hard to Talk to Family? Cross-generation Family Meeting Tips
Have you ever had a difficult time talking about sensitive subjects with your parents or your children? I am an experienced meeting facilitator. In my role as an information systems project manager I have...
Parents As Resources for Adult Children
When I was a young adult, fresh out of school, my desire for separation from my parents was fierce. I was stubbornly determined to live independently. Now that I am the parent of adult...
Prepare for Wealth – Six Action Steps to Take Now
You are working hard and planning well to get control of your financial lives so that you can make a better life for your children and family. But what happens when you ‘make it’....
Real Estate Investing – Get Better Cash Flow from your Rental Properties
If you own rental real estate, you know how vital it is to have a positive cash flow from your properties. With a positive cash flow, you can weather a down real estate market,...
Should You Share Your Financial Situation with Your Children?
Money may well be the last taboo. Many people are very uncomfortable discussing their finances with anyone – even their accountant! Sharing information with your offspring about your finances may be too much for...
Multi-generation Mortgage Help
Among experts dealing with multi-generational wealth, one of the precepts is that each generation helps the next ones out. One way to do that – if certain issues are properly handled – is for...
How to Travel With Your Parents – and Your Children – and Their Children
One of the goals of Family Money Values is to explore what it takes to build a longer term view of family – to build a legacy that lasts for several generations. In our...
