An interesting financial planning idea that is making the rounds these days is also one of the simplest: a letter to yourself. More specifically, a letter from your future self to you, today. Come again? Imagine yourself in five years, assuming everything has gone...
Suzanne Hornick
’Tis The Season… Protecting Your Identity
Whenever there's a lot of fear, there also seems to be a lot of misinformation, and sometimes good information mixed in with bad. This is certainly the case with identity theft, which now, according to a 2007 survey of the Federal Trade Commission, counts some 8...
Smart Spring Cleaning
Now that the weather has finally begun to show signs of spring, it seems a natural inclination for many of us to look around our homes and begin some cleaning, organizing, sorting out and donating. There is a lot to be said for the psychological impact of a clean and...
Post Holiday Blues
Welcome! Welcome to the first issue of Smart Spending! Based on our client conversations, APC is launching a newsletter specifically targeted to provide information and ideas on better budgeting, goal setting, money psychology and, well, smarter spending decisions. As...