by Melinda Tyrrell | Oct 8, 2026 | Estate, Financial Planning, Insurance, Risk Management
I started playing soccer when I was 6 years old. I fell in love with the sport – the teamwork, the fitness involved, the good natured competition. Somehow well over four decades later (yikes!) I am still playing. When I was younger we would have several...
by Melinda Tyrrell | Sep 22, 2026 | Inspirational, Life Goals, Saving
I was at the gym with my daughter the other day and she wanted to start with the weight machines. I suggested we warm up with the treadmill as I needed to log some miles. She asked why and I mentioned a virtual race I was doing where we log 250 miles by the end of...
by Melinda Tyrrell | Aug 11, 2026 | Financial Planning, Young Families
I can’t quite smell the fall leaves in the air yet. The cool autumn breeze has definitely NOT hit our area either, but I see the backpacks and school buses everywhere. It’s that time again – the start of a new school year. While my youngest is starting as a...
by Melinda Tyrrell | Jun 30, 2026 | Retirement, Saving, Young Families
Summer is in full swing and the camps, vacations and trips are well underway. If you have a young adult in your household, this may be a time of ramping up resumes and earning some crucial spending money for them through a summer job. My three kids have had a wide...
by Melinda Tyrrell | May 18, 2026 | Budget, Saving, Travel, Young Families
The beach is one of my happy places. Sun, sand, a little beach volleyball and a good book – sign me up! But sometimes those amazing trips aren’t in the budget. Sometimes we haven’t saved enough money and may be tempted to just go anyway. After all, those credit...
