A day off

By: Laura Walton AFC® With the 4th of July coming next Tuesday, many of us will have a little extra time on our hands. I’ve got a couple of ideas for you. There is, of course, vacation. Husband Dave passed on a fun idea from the Wall Street Journal. It’s the brainchild of a creative travel…

100 miles – 100 years

By: Laura Walton AFC® Just returned from Flagstaff where we launched the 3rd Decade program – we’re statewide – Tucson, Phoenix and now Flagstaff! It’s a bit of a drive, four hours, a portion of which my family has made for decades. Only thing is, the 100 miles they routinely drove took them14+ hours. I’m from…

The gap apps

By: Laura Walton AFC® We say we want to improve our financial situation and that we know what to do, yet we struggle. This is what social scientists call the Intention/Action Gap. Dan Ariely, the behavioral economics expert and professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, is trying to bridge the Intention/Action Gap by “hacking…

Shoulda had a will

By: Laura Walton AFC® Prince, that is. Since his death a year ago, 45 people have come forward claiming to be his wife, children, siblings or other relatives. His estate, estimated at $200M, has been held up in the courts while they determine his rightful heirs. The judge recently confirmed the money, reduced by about…

When you die

By: Laura Walton AFC® here are things you can control and things that matter. When the two categories collide, that’s when you pay attention – the ball’s in your court to control the things that matter. It’s easy in our busy, distracted lives to spend too much time on things that don’t matter and too…

The Side Hustle

By: Laura Walton AFC® Pretty much everyone has one – it’s the thing you do on the side –the thing you’re interested in outside of work. It could be your hobby, it might even be your passion. And it could be lucrative. You’ve heard the expression, “don’t quit your day job.” Well, Killer Mike and…