by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 22, 2008 | Blog, Debt Management, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAA lady I met last night while I was waiting for my husband to arrive at a restaurant was intrigued that I am a financial planner. As usual I typically get questions about their personal investment and/or finances. This case was no...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 19, 2008 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA“Now that real estate prices are falling,” a woman told me over the phone today, “I would like to buy a town house or a condo. But I hear you need really good credit these days, and I have a feeling mine may be pretty bad.”I asked her what...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 18, 2008 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAYesterday, a dear friend invited me to a pre-sale event in a major department store. There would be free champagne, she told me, excellent service, fun music, wonderful people and above all – of course – some killer outfits, just off the...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 17, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAIn a teleconference last week, a woman shared that her credit card debt was very much weighing on her, and that she wanted to take on an extra job for a while to pay it down. The problem was, she had no time whatsoever to spare. It all...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 16, 2008 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFANumerous people have told me that Mary Hunt’s book Debt-Free Living is well worth a look. This weekend, I finally got a chance to read it. Sure enough, it had some excellent points. My favorite was her four rules for getting out of debt. I...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 15, 2008 | Blog, Family Finances, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFADuring a dinner party last weekend, a woman told me her son had taken her by surprise by asking “are we rich?” She said she was dumbfounded, and as she had no idea how to respond, she mumbled, “no.” Her son got extremely anxious, and she...
