Having never been on a pair of skis in my life, I did not realize until reading an article in Bloomberg this week what dominant forces the "Epic Pass" and "Ikon Pass" are in that world. Products of Vail Resorts, Inc. and Alterra Mountain Co.,...
Several years ago, I wrote about how we canceled our Amazon Prime membership. The decision was less about whether the cost of Prime fit into our family’s budget and was more about whether we were paying for a service that didn’t actually benefit us. It’s...
Tax season is upon us once again! The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that the 2024 tax filing season will officially begin on Monday, January 27, with returns due on April 15. On that Monday, the IRS will start accepting 2024 tax returns, marking the...
Waiting has been on my mind a lot over the holiday season. There’s the waiting of children as they see their presents under the Christmas tree, but have to wait to see what’s inside. There’s seemingly waiting everywhere you go this time of year -...
Twas the week before ChristmasAnd almost year-endAll the money’s been earnedAnd most of it spentWhere did it go, and what did it do?Who did you bless, and who did you…not?Did it move with a purposeAnd fit in the plotOr wander and sputter orWither and rot? Did...
We are close to year-end so we wanted to provide an update on 2025 tax brackets, Social Security benefits, and retirement plan contribution amounts. In addition, certain provisions of the SECURE Act 2.0 take effect next year so be sure to read to the end...
Several years ago, Spotify started a viral marketing campaign which provided music streamers with a nicely packaged summary of their year in music listening. 2024 Spotify Wrapped was released earlier this week so you may have been inundated with people sharing their personalized results. ...
It is somehow a week away from Thanksgiving and the end of the year is quickly approaching. It seems that time only gets quicker through the remaining weeks of the year. In light of that, we have recently written about smart year-end money moves, Medicare...
When I realized I was writing this week’s Friday Brief, I was tempted to rewrite the song "12 Days of Christmas" with a financial planning twist. But then I remembered that there are only a few weeks left in 2024, and decided it would probably...
After a long and highly contentious election season, President Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 Presidential election early Wednesday morning. Now that we know who will take office in January, we can expect a lot of prognosticating about how it will impact the...
