by Michele Cagan | Aug 21, 2025 | Building a Nest, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, You Need to Know This
I get this question regularly. The answer is, “Not nearly as much as you think.” A lot of people put off saving for retirement because they feel like they can’t put enough in. They feel like they don’t have a big enough “down payment” to get started. But the...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 5, 2025 | Building a Nest, Making Ends Meet, Protect Your Financial Future, Retirement Planning, You Need to Know This
“What If I Never Have Enough to Retire?” It’s one of the most common financial fears I hear about: Not having enough money to retire comfortably and being forced to work for their whole lives. With 59% of people afraid Social Security won’t be around for them...
by Michele Cagan | May 29, 2025 | Building a Nest, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing
Retirement is about not HAVING to work to support yourself. It’s a time where living the way you want replaces being tied to a job. And it can take a while to save up enough to achieve that financial freedom. The extra challenge comes in with all of the unknowns...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Building a Nest, Getting Divorced?, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
Ladies, we are seriously behind when it comes to retirement savings – and divorce can make that picture even worse. So if your husband has built up a sizable retirement nest egg during the marriage…and you haven’t…you’re probably entitled to a good portion of that...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Building a Nest, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
Whenever you leave a job, no matter what the reason is, your 401k can come along with you. Single moms, this is something you absolutely want to do – it gives you more control over your retirement savings. And, despite what some advisors may tell you, the process is...
by Michele Cagan | Jul 25, 2024 | Building a Nest, Managing Debt, Single Mom CPA, You Need to Know This
This blog post was originally published in June of 2020. It has been updated with more recent information. Budgets are a single mom’s best financial friend – hands down. Kids are expensive, and it’s even harder to make ends meet when you’re working with one income....
