Lunch, although arguably the best part of any work day, is a meal with a high risk of repetitiveness.  Get too complacent and you’ll end up like me, plagued by the monotony of ham and cheese sandwiches.  Luckily, a recent week provided no hint of lunch doldrums.  As part of its dedication to cultural diversity, COUNTRY featured a different ethnic food each day of the week.

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Many of us made resolutions just a few short weeks ago – perhaps it was to shed a few pounds, exercise more and eat healthier.  Many of us probably also made some resolutions to put our “financial house” in order.  In our household, my wife refers to these as “piecrust promises” – easily made, easily broken.  If you’re struggling to keep some of your financial resolutions, here are a few tips: » Read More

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Within days, my wife Samantha and I will be welcoming our newest addition to our household of three.  My 20-month old daughter can hardly wait for the arrival of our son.  She has been kissing her mommy’s belly every night for months to say goodnight to the little fella.  » Read More

It’s January and the wedding planning season is in full swing.  There are bridal shows going on all over the place.  “Bride-zillas” are rushing around trying to land the right photographer or florist.  And Mother in-laws are disapproving at every turn. » Read More

It’s hard to avoid it this time of year.  Everywhere you go, the year-end lists are everywhere.  Top 10 best songs of the year.  Top five movies of 2009.  Top performing stocks.  Biggest news stories.  Top shocking TV moments.  I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a list of the best lists.  Ha!  » Read More

About five weeks ago, I was chatting about the holidays with a nurse at my routine check-up.  She asked me if I had completed my shopping.  Completed?  I must have misunderstood. 

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It’s clear that winter has reared its ugly head throughout the country after last week.  Snow.  Rain.  High winds.  You name it.     » Read More

It was Friday around three o’clock, and as usual I found myself in a quandary.  With my lunch a distant memory and dinner still a daunting three hours away, I was struggling to keep up my momentum of afternoon productivity in the face of concentration-shattering hunger pains. » Read More

I’ve been a financial planner for 25 years.  Some of the best training for the job doesn’t come from reading books or talking to other experts.  Sometimes it comes from my own experience. » Read More