Even though I have workaholic issues, I did manage to do a few fun things with my family over the holidays.   We caught some movies, saw an Atlanta Hawks basketball game, went to the Peach …

1). Start A Holiday Savings Account!  Now that the official New Year has begun, set up an automatic savings plan from your pay stub or an automatic transfer from your checking account into a separate …

As the tax year ends and you scramble to pull together your year end tax deductions, people often ask us whether they can get  a deduction for using their automobile.  It’s important to understand these …

If Santa Clause didn’t come down your chimney with anything good this year, Congress has decided to give you a stocking stuffer for the New Year.   With nearly 160 million workers that will benefit from …

I happened to be watching 60 minutes the other evening with another interview with President Obama.   After the interview, they did a short piece on Howard Buffett who is slated to take over as Chairman …

At Your Smart Money Moves, we get questions that we get from clients, through the website, or others that I see on the internet.   Here is a great one I recently came across around student …

Nobody likes paying bills.   Not longer than a few years ago, most people met the end of the month with the dreaded feeling of writing out checks and licking the back of envelopes—UGH!.   Over the …

Since I write mostly on financial advice, investment, tax, and insurance products, from time to time I like to just have a chance to rant.   Really, just to share some observations about life or what …

If it wasn’t already clear that most politicians don’t have the foggiest idea about how to set up decisions that are financially responsible, the state of Georgia recently had an act proposed that shows how …

When my father passed away many years ago, I remember how traumatic life can be for the person left picking up the pieces.   My mom was a schoolteacher, and she didn’t spend very much time …