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Retirement Planning In Your 20s

Retirement planning in your 20s is imperative to establishing a great retirement.  Although the amount you can save in your 20s may seem small, starting early allows for many extra years of compounding growth.  Starting in your 20s can mean retiring several years ahead of your peers who choose to …

New Parent

Adjusting To a Bigger Family

In January of last year my sister in law passed away, leaving behind 2 young kids.  Their father has been raising them since then, but has had some struggles in his life that have put him in the position that he can not take care of them currently.  Last month …

financial guide

Financial Guide For Young Women

Last month I mentioned, that young men are perhaps the most clueless group in America, however, young women give men a good run for their money.  BTW there are many aspects of the article Financial Guide For Young Men that can apply to women as well; however women have some unique financial challenges …

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Building The Alcan Highway

During World War 2 there was growing concern that America’s enemies (namely Japan) would attack North America through Alaska.  Coastal Alaska is a long way from the mainland United States and moving troops and equipment efficiently to Alaska just wasn’t possible.  A plan was developed to build a highway connecting Dawson Creek, …