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I'm so old, I still remember the days when "hashtags" were only about a particular button on your phone. Yep, the world has shifted massively underfoot. You know it; we all know it. And one of the developments we've all seen is

Do you know what the number one month is for weddings? Check today's date and there it is: June. With that fact in mind, I'm not sure where you currently fall on the wedding spectrum

No, the IRS is not shutting down their operations -- there is still (and probably ever will be) a federal income tax. But states are a different story

I recently wrote about the cost of raising children, but there was one glaring omission: college. But imagine if you had sent your son to Morehouse College. Here's what happened there this month

To be clear, children are costly in the best way possible. Once the dust settles from changing diapers, sweeping floors, slapping bandaids on booboos, driving to sports practice, attending back-to-school meetings, saving for college, and buying countless goldfish crackers

It's understandable if things might feel a little bit

What, you think I'm on vacation? Yes, the tax deadline has passed. But we're still available, and handling post-deadline matters for West Michigan clients. But moving along to today's subject: figuring out how to pay for college tuition. Things are different from

Before I get to your tax dollars, and where they went, I have a couple thoughts for you. We're still settling down from the flurry of last week and the passing of the April 15th deadline. There were MANY more procrastinators

This has been one of the wildest tax seasons in recent memory. I saw a note from the IRS last Friday (the 12th) that as of that day, 50 million taxpayers had yet to file. LOTS of extensions happened out

Yep. This is the final week, and the personal filing deadline (April 15th) is *so* close. It's officially the final week of tax season -- and we are working our tails off for you and our other West Michigan clients. But I'm