Maintaining the Beauty of Your Natural Stone Fireplace
In your home or in your vacation cabin, a handsome stone hearth is often the gatheringplace for comfy family evenings. But accumulations of dirt, soot and ash can make yourfireplace less efficient and ruin the lovely patina of natural stone.You can help maintain its beauty and safety with this once-yearly facelift routine:Clean the firebox. At […]
Apps to Make Saving Easier
Saving for a home, retirement, a vacation or anything else can be difficult.The median retirement savings of all working-age families in the United States is $5,000, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Given that many financial advisers recommend having about $1 million in retirement, that leaves many families far short of their retirement plans.Don’t let […]
Making Financial Lessons a Family Tradition
Teaching children manners and how to tie their shoes is one thing, but financial lessons are often pushed to the wayside until it’s too late. Budgeting and financial planning should be a focus in every household. Whether you are passing along your lessons to your children, nieces or nephews, keeping financial sense in the family […]
