Sometimes your gut is right. And sometimes not.

My first piece of career advice is find your gifting. Find the thing that you are skilled at and figure out if you can make a living doing it.

I'm keenly aware of how important it is to set a good example. You may not think that your kids are paying attention to you, especially with something like money, but they probably are.

You need to know everything. You both need to be comfortable with sharing everything. If you can't you are NOT ready to get married.

I'm driving my old car until I'm on a first name basis with the low tow truck drivers!

I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.

There are other ways to motivate students than requiring them to take on debt or work long hours taking away from their studies. For example, we don't allow our kids to work during the school hours their freshman year. After that, they can work a little but not so much that it hurts their education.