Dear Kim, I started my own small business last year (yay!) but I’m still navigating the financial side of things (specifically tax season). I’m not entirely sure what I can plan to write off once tax season is here, which makes me… Read more »
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My husband and I are in our mid-thirties but have decided to write our wills as we have our first child on the way. It feels morbid, but we want to make sure she’ll always be taken care of. While we were… Read more »
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Dear Kim, I tried to be proactive and make a financial plan for myself when I got my first “big girl” job after college. It’s been a few years now, and I’m beginning to realize that I may have outgrown my plan,… Read more »
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My husband’s mother passed recently. She didn’t have a legitimate will when she passed, but she had a handwritten and signed document for what to do with her estate. My husband and his two siblings are having an awful time trying to… Read more »
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I’ve relied on my credit card far too much this past year. I’m now in some considerable debt. Nothing life-altering, but I’m going to have to seriously save these next six months to be comfortable again. What would you suggest be my… Read more »
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I’m feeling overwhelmed by the many insurance options available and I’m not sure which ones are the best fit for me. I’m married and we have a child on the way. We’re renting at the moment but are hoping to buy our… Read more »
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Dear Kim, My parents never talked about money because they didn’t want me and my siblings to worry. While I appreciate the way they protected us, I now realize in adulthood that I don’t know how to handle my OWN money. I… Read more »
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I’m in my late forties and hope to retire in the next fifteen years. I know it’s early, but I’m doing my homework now so that I can be prepared for the future. Once I’m retired and am eligible for Medicare, what… Read more »
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Dear Kim, My mother passed a few years ago and didn’t have a will set up at the time. It was a nightmare for me and my brothers as we tried to sort through everything. I don’t want that for my kids.… Read more »
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Dear Kim, I recently had a baby and want to save for his college fund. How do people usually go about doing that? Should I squirrel the money away, put it in a savings account, or invest it? I want to set… Read more »
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Dear Kim, I’m getting older and want to do more things with my money. I don’t want to wait until retirement because by then I might be too old to really enjoy the things I want to do now. Is there a… Read more »
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Dear Kim, Growing up, my family didn’t have much money. I never really learned how to save and didn’t know what investing was until I got to college. I’ve since married into money (and also have a successful business on the side),… Read more »
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