by Maxine Marsolini | Apr 20, 2017 | Family Spotlight, Money Talk |
The Dark Trap of Payday Loans Americans spend $7.4 billion per year on payday loans, including an average of $520 in interest per borrower for eight $375 loans or extensions.[i] Recently, while enjoying a drive into downtown Portland, Oregon via Powell Boulevard, I...
by Maxine Marsolini | Apr 13, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight |
What Do Jesus and the Easter Bunny Have in Common? Many people are confused about Easter being celebrated as a Christian holiday. Truthfully, Easter has it’s roots in paganism. Yet, western Christian culture has morphed it into a greater expression of...
by Maxine Marsolini | Apr 6, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight, Money Talk |
Live With Financial Freedom―Live Frugal “Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.”[1] ― Marcus Tullius Cicero My late husband had a favorite saying, “You can only spend a dollar once!” After the dollar is handed over to the cashier, it’s gone. The only way to...
by Maxine Marsolini | Mar 30, 2017 | Family Spotlight, Money Talk |
Food Waste is No Big Deal . . . Right? What if it Is? Every year, consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tons) as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tons). In the USA, organic waste is the second highest...
by Maxine Marsolini | Mar 23, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight, Money Talk |
Teaching Children Less Is More Between all the toys, gadgets, and gizmos that are available to kids, not to mention television programs, apps, and other resources all geared at kids; it’s almost easy to see how parents begin to view life as being totally about...
by Maxine Marsolini | Mar 16, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight, Money Talk |
Look Years Younger with Less Money Stress A study published in the journal Research on Aging in July found that being anxious about finances isn’t just bad for your mental health. It can make you look older, too. . . . stress induced by money had a stronger effect on...
