Life Lately

“There’s life, death and everything in between” – Tami Kraus

4 Ingredients to Blending a Happy Family

Today, blended families are becoming more of “the norm” in our society.  As everyone’s personal situations are different, one thing remains consistent in a blended family: the dynamic will be more complex.  How do you create a respectful, loving and peaceful home while blending a family?  Here are our 4 ingredients to blending a happy …

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What if I died yesterday filing insurance in home office

What If I Died Yesterday?

I work with clients to discuss financial plans for their life and legacy plans for their death.  I came to realize fairly quickly that my own legacy plan for death was not sufficient.  It consisted of being really organized, that’s it.  Having files in my home office labeled “insurance” and “house” where it’s easy for …

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Janaee over the knee boots

Why I Didn’t Buy Stuart Weitzman Boots

The past few months I’ve had my eye on the Stuart Weitzman bestselling Lowland OTK boot and the SW Tieland OTK boot (OTK=over the knee).  However, at a retail price of $798 per pair (gasp) and four kids in college (bigger gasp), I decided it would be sensible to put aside my lofty aspirations of owning …

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