Better Financial Counseling Network
Better Finances. Better Living.
Better Financial Counseling Network
Better Finances. Better Living.
We don’t use Better in our name because we think we are Better, although we do think we are Better. We want you to have Better Living through Better Finances and we can help you do that. We can help with your immediate money challenges, create a plan to achieve your goals, and build a …
Are you expecting money back from the IRS through a tax refund, recovery rebate credit or the coming stimulus payment? If yes, now is the time to plan how you will use this money. If this year has been financially tough…Use it to Protect Yourself. As a financial counselor, one of my first questions to …
Everyone has a money story…you know, it’s the way you view money usually shaped by your life experiences with money. Perhaps you’ve never considered that you have a money story or maybe you know your story quite well. Either way, this short story may help you figure out if it’s time to rewrite your money …
As you ring in the new year, the accredited financial counselors of Better Financial Counseling wish you a prosperous and joyful year to come.
We know our physical health is important and we understand that the numbers that reflect our temperature, blood pressure, cholesterol and weight provide insight into our physical health. Want a simple way to understand your financial health? Then check out financial ratios. They give you a quick look at your financial health. Better than just …
Who doesn’t like a challenge? Perhaps more than any other time of the year, the first quarter of each New Year seems to abound with challenges—challenges to be stronger, healthier, or just, well, better. Some are starting 2019 with a Dry January; some may be undertaking Veganuary; some may be doing both. As for me, …
Many Americans want to save more, pay down debt and spend less in 2019. If you do too, you’re in good company. According to Fidelity Investments’® tenth annual New Year Financial Resolutions Study the three most popular financial resolutions for 2019 are 1) Saving more money (a median of $200 per month) 2) Paying down debt …
“I see a bad moon a-rising. I see trouble on the way.” That’s a lyric from the classic song by Creedence Clearwater Revival released in 1973. Here, in newly minted 2019, many of our fellow Americans are adjusting this lyric to the bad moon has risen and the trouble is here. Due to the protracted, …