Tag: finance
Finance | Christians Celebrate Planned Giving
The most generous country on earth hasn’t sacrificed Christmas, and the Association of Religious Data archives reports that roughly 32% of Santa Cruz County...
Scotts Valley Unified School District’s financial review shows surprise revenue gains
Back when Scotts Valley Unified School District officials were charting a course for the 2023-24 school year, they figured they’d bring in $26.2 million...
Finance | Divorce Planning Challenges
“Those who do not weep, do not see.” —Victor Hugo
Stable marriages finance families; financial disputes disrupt. Approximately 43% of first marriages fail in America....
Finance | Getting Drunk on Debt
From San Jose, Sally and her clownish boyfriend braved the twisties through San Lorenzo mountains with excess speed, then alighted at a Ben Lomond...
Finance | Navigating Long-term Care: Hazards and Strategies
As my parents suffered lingering deaths from cancer and Alzheimer’s, they appreciated long-term care insurance, and their purchase enlarged my inheritance. I am a...
Finance | Can’t Pay the IRS?
What happens if you don’t pay taxes? The IRS, or FTB, writes to say you owe and you concede the amount. To remind us...
Finance | Planning for Deficits with Trump and Harris
With staged propaganda at partisan conventions, both parties hide from federal or Social Security deficits they caused. With local Democratic victory inevitable, consider character...
Reverse Mortgages: Having your cake and eating it too
“The Urban Institute found that for 65 to 74 year olds, the percentage that held a traditional mortgage rose from less than 30 percent...
Finance | Your Home, Your Wealth and Your Life Plan
“You don’t want to have so much money going toward your mortgage every month that you can’t enjoy life or take care of your...
Finance | Life Insurance: Who Needs It?
“Our advice—that term life is a better deal for most families—hasn't changed.” —Consumer Reports
Life insurance agents somehow think that life insurance is the ultimate...
Road project on Highway 9 in Felton continues next week
A project to construct sidewalks, curb ramps, driveways and retaining walls on Highway 9 between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools...
