Why You Shouldn’t Borrow Money From a Family Member
Another interesting question came up in my discussion with my friend about buying her first home: “Should I borrow the money for our down payment from my in-laws?” Asking this…
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Three Takeaways from the 6th Circuit’s Decision to Uphold Same-Sex Marriage Bans
Pretty big news out of the 6th Circuit yesterday. The Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, reversed the lower courts’ determination that the same-sex marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio,… -
A Quick Reference Guide for First-Time Home Buyers
I recently received a series of very excited reader questions about buying a house. One of my friends and her husband decided that it was time for them to seriously… -
Three Alternatives to Long Term Care Insurance
As I mentioned on Tuesday, long-term care insurance may not suit everyone. The premiums may be too high or you may not even qualify. Some critics argue that the 90-day… -
Why You Need Long-Term Care Insurance
While Ben and I were watching an episode of CBS Sunday morning, he said he had a reader question. It was a little weird for him to ask a question… -
Two Simple Reasons Why You Should Read Brian Thompson Financial
In all of the effort of redesigning my site, increasing my social media presence, and making my content as accessible as possible, I had to stop an ask myself, “why… -
Time to Upgrade
As many of you have already noticed, Brian Thompson Financial has gone through some recent upgrades – a more streamlined theme, a new Facebook page, and coming soon an email… -
Interesting Tax Lessons from the Filing Deadline- October Edition
Another filing season down. With the stress of the second filing deadline gone, I can finally enjoy the rest of the fall and get ready for the holidays. And even… -
What You Need to Know About Missing the October 15th Tax Deadline
Happy Tuesday! It’s that time of the year again. The second tax deadline has come. And if you’re one of the estimated 3,250,000 people that haven’t filed yet, you only… -
Marriage Mayhem: Putting Together the Same-Sex Marriage Puzzle
It has been quite a week for marriage equality. It started with the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear any appeals of the same-sex marriage cases before it. The next… -
Five Important Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Review of the Pending Same-Sex Marriage Cases
Happy Tuesday! Huge news out of D.C. yesterday. The Supreme Court announced that it would not hear any of the cases in which the federal appeals courts upheld same-sex constitutional… -
My Top Three Rewards Credit Cards
On Wednesday, I mentioned you may be missing out on extra income by using cash rather than a rewards credit card. From the looks of it, Ben and I may… -
Are you making a mistake by paying with cash rather than credit?
Ben and I were having dinner with one of our favorite couples this weekend, and as we were paying the bill the conversation turned to splitting finances. As many of…