Hope for your financial journey and beyond
This following is a guest post by Kim, otherwise known as Mrs. Luke1428. She is a CPA at an accounting firm in Georgia. Still haven’t done your taxes? No worries, I haven’t either! Maybe the better question is do you even know HOW you are going … [Continue reading]
Welcome to the Luke1428 budgeting series. It’s a prerequisite for every personal finance blog to talk about budgeting, so here’s my shot at it. I’ll be dealing with many aspects of the budgeting process over the next few weeks, so buckle your money … [Continue reading]
It’s a tough question to answer, isn’t it? My mind immediately goes to the question “How much stuff am I being asked to give away?" I could easily part with many things in my house and not feel any pain. But what if I was being asked to give away … [Continue reading]
I have a confession to make…I love to clean the bathroom. This is part genetic predisposition (received from my mom I think, who I always remember keeping a clean house) and part learned (from my days as manager of our community’s swimming pool … [Continue reading]
The following is a guest post by tax professional Kim Fourman, otherwise known as Mrs. Luke1428. She is a CPA at Loggins, Kern & McCombs in Jonesboro, Georgia. The following is not tax or legal advice. If you have questions about your own … [Continue reading]
It has been a week of recovery for me as I have allowed my leg muscles to heal from the torrid (for me) pace I set at last Sunday's half-marathon. It's also been a week of reflection. It has been two years this coming week that I first laced up the … [Continue reading]
Let’s face it…losing sucks! In the moments right after a defeat, there are no positive feelings. Dejection, pain, frustration, anger, confusion - these are the immediate emotions of losers. Winners experience something quite different. Their … [Continue reading]
Can you remember the last time when you completely exceeded any and all of the expectations you had hoped for? Remember how it sort of left you breathless in disbelief? I had one of those days this past Sunday and boy, did it feel good. As those of … [Continue reading]
Thinking of starting a new business? Congratulations and thank you from the rest of America! Small businesses are what keep our country running. I thought I’d post a few things to think about if you are starting a new business. Of course, this isn’t … [Continue reading]
Tomorrow is the big day - 3/17/13. It's the date I've had circled on my calendar since I started training in December. At 7:00 AM the gun will sound and I'll run in the Georgia Publix Half-Marathon in downtown Atlanta. My goals for the year included … [Continue reading]
Have you ever told a little white lie about money? What might a "money-lie" look like? Here are some examples I could think of: *Exaggerating your net worth or monthly income on a blog post. *Saying you got a better deal on an item than you … [Continue reading]