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How Multigenerational Households Achieve Financial Independence Together

By Kristen Edens | November 25, 2019

Special thanks go to Good Nelly for her guest post! –Kristen The American Dream has changed slightly in the last few years. Rather than home ownership and a college education, the new dream is to be financially independent. The result: a significant percentage of millennials are moving back home with their parents or grandparents. As…

Tempted to Co-Sign a Student Loan? Offer these Options Instead

By Kristen Edens | June 30, 2019

money alternatives to signing a student loan

I’m always unsure how to respond when my daughter calls or texts me. Sometimes she vents about her work, her boyfriend, or her daughter. Sometimes it’s about the unfairness of life. Often times, it’s about money—and if I can “lend” her a couple hundred. The most recent call was to ask if I would co-sign…