by Judith Ackland | Jul 8, 2019 | Financial Education
Continuing our blog series on teaching kids about money and saving, this time we will turn our focus to teaching teens about money. Teenagers are good candidates to teach about checking accounts, credit, creating their own budget, and understanding the financial...
by Judith Ackland | Feb 6, 2019 | Financial Education
In our last blog, we talked about the basics of the new qualified business interest deduction and what you need to know as a small business owner. In this blog, we are going to dig deeper into the deduction for any business that is considered a Specified Service Trade...
by Judith Ackland | Nov 17, 2017 | Financial Education
In our world of instant gratification and easy access to credit, it has become more and more difficult to impart the value of money to our children. Unfortunately, the days of working hard at chores to earn a few dollars of allowance and saving up for a coveted toy or...
by Judith Ackland | Sep 27, 2017 | Crystal Financial Solution, Crystal Financial Solutions, Financial Education
Should you take out a reverse mortgage? You are the only one who can answer that question yet it will help you make the decision if you understand how it’s different than a regular mortgage. What is a reverse mortgage? With a regular mortgage, the bank loans...
by Judith Ackland | Jun 23, 2017 | Consumer, Crystal Financial Solutions, Financial Education, Workshops
Last week, we held the mini-workshops, giving folks a preview of the full workshops to come. Next week, we will have two full financial workshops on Tuesday, June 27 and Thursday, June 29. Both workshops will be held at 7 p.m. at our office: 11620 Arbor St, Suite 201,...
by Judith Ackland | Sep 9, 2016 | Crystal Financial Solutions, Financial Education
A teacher in the Dominican Republic celebrates the first day of school — and his financial success Sometimes, our financial lives overwhelm us and we may start to feel defeated and helpless to improve our situations. I encourage you to read this story and see...