All about summer reading

All about summer reading

For many of us, summer is a time for reading: on vacation, at the pool or beach, or on a park bench. I gravitate toward nonfiction and historical fiction. My son Justin is a voracious reader and has been challenging me to read other genres. So this...
Sorry, Cash Only!

Sorry, Cash Only!

When was the last time you heard “Sorry, cash only” before the Rogers outage? Probably not in a long time! When it comes to everyday transactions, there’s been a long-running decline in cash use and a broad shift to e-commerce and virtual...
Buy Now, “Pain” Later

Buy Now, “Pain” Later

Hi there,Have you noticed how many stores and online shopping sites now offer the option of paying by installments? Have your kids asked to use these services?Called “buy now pay later (BNPL)” services (or point-of-sale loans) these services have earned...
Getting Back More Than You Give

Getting Back More Than You Give

Do you give your time or money to causes you care about? Of the five Pillars of Money, Earn, Save, Spend, Share and Invest, ‘Share’ sometimes gets overlooked. In a survey asking why people don’t donate their money, top answers were: people thought...
Tax Season

Tax Season

I’m looking forward to spring! More sunshine, warmer weather and longer days to enjoy both. But when I worked in public accounting, I dreaded this time of year. It was also “tax time” and I was one grumpy accountant.Seems I was not alone. My colleague Neal Winokur,...