The Orange Line That Separates Us
Last summer, my youngest daughter and I huddled in the shade to find relief from Florida's heat while waiting in a crowded line for a roller coaster. Next to ...
Taxes vs. Bonds for California schools
Funding for California schools is like the stacked-wood block-tower game, Jenga. Over the last thirty years, we pushed out blocks of money, leaving unfilled ...
How Will Prop 30 and Prop 38 Affect Your Taxes?
The answer is not a piece of cake, but if you are willing to dig in and digest it, you'll be full of knowledge about taxes that many people don't ...
Where to Find Financial Security
I grew up with the expectation that I should strive to financially support myself and my family all by myself, regardless of what my partner might earn. Why? Death, divorce, disability, disease, you name it. Life is risky. Anything can happen and often does. My work ethic was my personal safety net to insure…
Taxes and Fairness
Striving to be fair often feels like a futile pursuit. As the mother of two young children, I hear a lot of “That’s not fair!” and it drives me nuts because all that really is being said is “I don’t like it. I don’t agree.” Criticizing something as unfair is rather easy to do, while…
Taxes, simplified part 2
When I do workshops on tax policy, I am always struck by how hungry people are for information that could help them understand some very basic concepts about taxes. More and more, people are realizing that we are much more effective advocating for how to spend money if we also can articulate plans for how…
What Would Financial Wellbeing Look Like?
