by Michele Cagan | Jun 12, 2025 | Get Help When You Need It, Managing Debt, Personal Finance, Protect Your Financial Future, You Need to Know This
Your credit report holds a lot of sensitive information. It spells out where you live, if you’ve ever been sued, and whether you pay bills on time. Companies sell those reports to businesses that want to check your credit such as: Lenders Landlords Employers...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 12, 2025 | Getting Divorced?, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, You Need to Know This
Along with causing emotional and financial upset, divorce can also have an enormous effect on retirement savings. That’s especially true if, within the marriage, there was a significant earnings imbalance. For example, if one spouse earned substantially more than 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 16, 2025 | Managing Debt, Protect Your Financial Future, You Need to Know This
This post was originally published October 27th, 2022. It has recently been updated with more accurate information regarding credit card debt and balance transfers. Millions of people are drowning in credit card debt, feeling like there’s no way out. Between Covid and...
by Michele Cagan | May 5, 2025 | Making Ends Meet, Managing Debt, Personal Finance, Protect Your Financial Future, You Need to Know This
This blog post was originally written in 2023 during a short time when a small number of banks were failing. The post has been updated to include new and more current information on how to manage your financial anxiety during a banking crisis. Tariffs, layoffs, and...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 19, 2025 | Do Your Own Taxes, Owning Your Own Business, Single Mom CPA, Small Business, You Need to Know This
More and more people – especially single moms – are working multiple jobs or side gigs to make ends meet. But not all of those jobs come with a “normal” paycheck, the kind with taxes taken out. And that’s why you need to know about self-employment...
