by Jeannette Jones | Jun 5, 2019 | Healthcare & Wellness, Personal Stories
It’s been seven years since my dad’s Father’s Day confession – when he told me privately he wanted to move to Cincinnati to be closer to his kids and grandkids but didn’t know how to convince Mom. I took our conversation to heart and decided I would begin a personal...
by Jeannette Jones | May 8, 2019 | Budgeting, Effective Decision Making, Personal Stories
Most people reach a point in their lives when the place they live just doesn’t work for them anymore. When that happens, most people are a little unsure about what to do next. Do they start looking at houses until they see something they like? How do they know what...
by Chip Workman | May 1, 2019 | Financial Planning, Personal Stories
Last week, my family traveled out west to visit my Dad for Spring Break. We were flying American Airlines, one of the primary carriers involved in the recent grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, which prompted me to check what kind of equipment our flights were scheduled...
by Danielle Seurkamp | Apr 24, 2019 | Effective Decision Making, Personal Stories, Retirement
During my junior year of college, my two cats and I lived in a one-bedroom apartment a few miles away from campus (I was apparently trying to get the crazy cat lady thing knocked out early). The place wasn’t much, but it was all I could afford working full-time as a...
by Jeannette Jones | Apr 10, 2019 | Healthcare & Wellness, Personal Stories
When our daughter started her freshman year in college, she would sometimes call me at night to talk about a problem she was facing. After nearly an hour of listening to her spell out all the things that were troubling her and why she felt stuck, and an occasional...
by Danielle Seurkamp | Mar 27, 2019 | Estate Planning, Personal Stories
After a 7-year fight with lymphoma and dementia, my beloved grandmother passed away earlier this month. We had a special relationship; one more akin to a mother and daughter. She saw me through tough times during my upbringing and I saw her through tough times at the...
