Skip to main content

Tag: money habits

How to Maximize Your Earnings Through Smart Career Moves at Any Age

Steps to Bring You Closer to Financial Security in Any Phase of Life

Achieving financial security demands the cultivation of good money habits. These include saving regularly, sticking to a budget, and investing wisely. However, wealth management isn’t the only way to go about establishing a firm financial footing. It’s also critically important that you manage your career smartly. The choices you make at work can have a lasting and significant impact on your future financial comfort.

Here are some steps you can take to maximize your earnings at work no matter where you are in your career.

Continue reading

Financial Tips for the ‘Sandwich Generation’

Financial Tips for Those Who Juggle Caring for Aging Parents While Raising Kids.

Are you in the position of feeling you need to juggle your own financial needs with both your children and your aging parents (or another relative)? If so, you are a part of the “sandwich generation”. You are not alone; twelve percent of all parents fall into this category.

It can be a taxing and stressful situation to be in, not just financially but also emotionally. Your kids may need help with college and large expenses like a car or home, and your parents may be depending on you for extra security as they move further into retirement, and possible medical issues arise. With these added economic expectations, how are you to save for your financial health and retirement?

These tips are different strategies designed to help you, the sandwich generation, navigate the difficulties of caring for your children and aging parents. The most important thing is to have a plan, and if you do not have one, this will get you started on the right foot.

Continue reading