Recording our lives for our kids allows us to reflect on our own sense of balance and reveals our hopes for the future and our thoughts on the past. by Colin Smith | Contributor There was a great one-liner in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off that has stuck with me over the…
Good Morning Texas’s Paige McCoy Smith talks about finding balance in the sea of life… by Paige McCoy Smith | Contributor People often ask me how I balance it all: the kids, job, homework, marriage, carpool, deadlines, commute… I have to stop now. Just writing it down makes me tired. I…
It’s a thin line, but it’s out there. by Kristin Cicciarelli Are you doing too much? Do you: • Feel exhausted at the end of every day? • Resent things you used to enjoy? • Rely on food, alcohol, etc. to help you “de-stress?” If so, it’s time to find…
by Sheryl Pidgeon | Publisher and Editor-in-Chief For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a mom. Long before I knew what my career would be or who I would marry, I knew. I also knew I wanted to be 100% self-reliant – in complete control…
Is now the right time to make that big purchase? by Alicia Wanek Listen… is it quiet around your house? If you’re an empty nester, you have survived the days of sibling rivalry, carpools, and the chaos of getting the kids off to school each morning. Maybe the only pitter-patter…
Why Keeping Disabilities a Secret from your Attorney is a Bad Idea by Colin Smith | Contributor One of the best things about being a lawyer is meeting a client for the first time. Before that initial meeting, I remind myself of two universal truths. Number one: there is no…
What to Do When Your Finances Aren’t Ready College is expensive. According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016 school year was $32,405 at private colleges, $9,410 for state residents at public colleges, and $23,893 for out-of-state residents attending public universities. Perhaps you…
New Year’s Resolutions for Your Financial Health By Alicia Wanek | Staff Writer Happy New Year! One of my resolutions (again) is to clean out my kids’ closets. Getting in shape is probably on a lot of our New Year’s resolutions lists, too. Maybe you’ve already purchased a gym membership and…
Who doesn’t love a celebration? But make no mistake – a celebration is most rewarding after plenty of hard work and determination; and the tougher the task at hand, the sweeter the success. Now, as we toast to our upcoming 10th anniversary, the GLF team and I look back with a lot…