Now that the intensity of December 2025 is nearly over, it's time to look ahead. The best way to avoid the panic and...
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Christmas Crisis Mode: Your Three-Week Triage Plan
If you're reading this, the calendar says December 2025, and Christmas is just three weeks away. The time for setting...
Leveraging AI to Generate New Wealth Streams (Part 3)
In the first two parts of this series, we learned two things: first, how to change your job skills to work better with...
Building a Financial Buffer Against AI Job Risk (Part 2)
In Part 1, we talked about how you need to change your career skills to work with AI, not against it. But what if a...
AI and Your Job Security: Navigating the Shift (Part 1)
The news headlines can be terrifying. Every week, there's a new story about an AI tool replacing a function previously...
America’s Growing Debt Struggle: Why Lower Interest Rates Matter
When the Federal Reserve speaks, everyone listens—especially when the topic is interest rates. Last week, when Fed...
The Interest Rate Squeeze: Why Lower Rates Can’t Come Soon Enough
The stock market recently let out a collective sigh of relief. Why? The Federal Reserve (the Fed) leader, Jerome...
How to Fight Lifestyle Creep and Build Real Wealth
You've gotten a raise, a bonus, or landed a better-paying job. You feel great! But a few months later, you realize...
Wealth, Values, and the Next Generation Part 3- Mastering Tax-Advantaged Planning
Welcome to the final part of our series on the future of financial planning! We've covered the complexities of...
Wealth, Values, and the Next Generation Part 2- Aligning Money with Personal Values
Welcome back! In Part 1, we talked about the challenges of intergenerational wealth transfer and how to prepare the...
Wealth, Values, and the Next Generation Part 1- Passing the Torch
The Future of Your Finances This three-part series examines a significant shift occurring in the world of finance....
Teaching Kids About Money: Part 3- Late High School and College
Welcome back to the LifeCrafter Money Sense blog! As your child prepares for college and independent living, the...