The Reminder That We all Need
Ben and I took a trip to Madison, Indiana this past weekend to celebrate his grandfather’s 90th birthday. We usually reserve our Madison trips for Thanksgiving; but we couldn’t miss…
Category: Fundamentals
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How Redesigning Receipts Could Help Your Finances
A good friend, who works as an experience designer, had a recent idea about changing the design of receipts to help consumers better understand how much they spend. This year,… -
Why Ben and I Met with a Financial Advisor
I never thought that I would get so much flack for doing what I advise people to do all of the time – see a financial planner. When I first… -
Why You Should Play the Lottery
The Powerball jackpot reached $500 million this week and my guess is you weren’t one of the three tickets that won. But that doesn’t mean that you should feel like… -
My Love Letter to Suze Orman
Many of you have likely heard that Suze Orman will end her show on CNBC on March 28th. Those that know me, tease me about my love for her. In… -
What I’ve Learned from Being in The New York Times
This past weekend, my husband and I had the incredible honor of having our story told in The New York Times. The loving responses from our family, friends, and even… -
Happy Holidays from Brian Thompson Financial!
On our way down South for Christmas. I want to wish you all a happy and fun-filled holiday. I’m so grateful for your readership. -
Three Guidelines for Picking a Great Financial Advisor
At the end of last week, my friend and advisee Shannon Downey paid off the first big loan in her debt snowball. Amid the many well deserved congratulations and praises… -
Five Things I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Let me start by saying, I can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving. It seems like a few weeks ago that I was writing about resolutions for 2014. Now 2015 is on… -
What is an HSA and should I use it?
Happy Tuesday! I received another great reader question that couldn’t be more timely. With a lot of open enrollments going on right now (Healthcare.gov just opened over the weekend), the… -
Why You Should Spend Your Money!
Over the past long weekend, my friend Kim, Ben, and I completed our annual Octoberween get together (albeit a week into November). We had an amazing time here in the… -
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… -
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…