Nearly two years ago, the Washington state Legislature passed the "Washington Cares Act," to create the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust program (LTSS program). The program is designed to provide some financial assistance to eligible Washington residents for long-term care costs, funded by a 0.58%...
Starting on January 2, 2022, all Washington state residents who earn a paycheck will start paying 0.58% of their gross pay to support the newly formed Long-Term Services and Supports Trust, referred to in this blog as the "LTSS program." (Reference [1]). This blog post...
Green is a lovely color. We associate green with growth - in plants and in money. Green is the color that represents money (in the US at least). In this Earth Day blogpost, I am going to riff on an area where money and the...
Imagine your financial house is like an apple tree. Hanging on the tree are the fruits of your labor or good fortune. Although many people are finding 2020 to be a bad harvest as their jobs or businesses were impacted by COVID-19, there are others...
Tomorrow is the US election. It is natural to wonder how the election and the next president (and wider government) will impact our lives. From our April tax bill to the performance of our investments, from the dreams of our kids to our next breath...
This blog is loosely themed - "financial matters that matter." Usually, I constrain my posts to finances. This post is a little different, although still about what matters. When I heard that Chadwick Boseman had died this past weekend, I felt as though living just got...
There are days when the Sun rises, but my spirit can't seem to get out of bed. Two days ago, I woke at my normal early hour, took our dog Josie for a wander, then returned home to find that the coffee jar was empty. ...
For two weeks, Bellingham has been awash in sun and warmth. Today though, the rain moved back in. Although I usually appreciate the dance between sun and rain, and the Pacific Northwest beauty created, this morning I was annoyed by the rain. I needed to...
This blogpost is short - two short videos about investing from thought leaders I respect. I am sharing them to provide some long-term thinking in the midst of so much short-term news. Understandably, almost all of the news and information we are consuming is about...
The news of late has been a cold, bleak landscape. However, the creation and passing of the CARES Act by our US federal government last week provided me with a glimmer of hope, like seeing the first little leaves of Spring bursting from bud. While...