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As the economy gets worse, the number of scams increase. These scams have dramatically increased in the last two years, some of which are directed at you and your family. You can protect yourself by knowing the signs and investigating any offer.

Here are the tell tail signs of some scams:

1. The scammer makes outrageous claims of financial success.

2. Scammer claims that he/she achieved the alleged multi-millions or huge success in a relatively short amount of time.

3. The scammer wants you… Continue

My son came up to me last week and asked me, "why don't you ever play with me?" It really hit home. I was constantly on the phone or on the computer, even after work!!!! I asked him, what would you like me to play. He said, "it would make me realy happy if everyday you play a video game with me." It made me stop and really rethink my crazy life! Now, I play video games with my kids everyday. They think it's cool, and I feel less guilty for at least fifteen minutes!! Life is pretty basic for kids… Continue

Do you ever ask yourself, what is it I don't need? Stuff clutter lives, closets and drain moms of money and resources they can use to feel secure. If you are like me, you've been conditioned to think about stuff in terms of what you want, never asking what is it I don't want or need in my life. Recently, I had a chance to talk to another blogger about her methods of creating abundance and savings in her life. She recommended creating an "I don't need list." Here's some on her list:

1. I don't n… Continue

Do you ever ask yourself, what is it I don't need? Stuff clutter lives, closets and drain moms of money and resources they can use to feel secure. If you are like me, you've been conditioned to think about stuff in terms of what you want, never asking what is it I don't want or need in my l… Continue

If grandma is leaving an inheritance to a minor, there are many different ways of making sure the minor will safely receive his or her money. I'm often asked about the differences in guardianship accounts v. custodial accounts and how they are different. In California, here are the w

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