By Sharon O’Day – The holidays have peaked. You’re sitting back, basking in the warmth of family joy. There are leftovers in the fridge and bags of torn wrappings ready for garbage pickup. (“Hmmm, there must be...

By Sharon O’Day – The holidays are almost here. Despite the hubbub and flurry of activity, it can be a time of introspection for some, whether they’re in the middle of all the activity or not. You...

By Sharon O’Day – Good news! You can actually make a difference. At least you can if you enroll every one of your friends, and maybe even a few enemies. How’s that? Well, our manufacturing jobs have...

By Sharon O’Day – Holiday shopping! Black Friday alerts are popping up all over my email these days, a sure sign that the peak holiday shopping season can’t be far away. Excitement’s up, precaution’s down. And, like...

By Sharon O’Day – “Read it to me one more time, Mommy.” And off we go again, hearing how the damsel in distress was swept off her feet by her charming prince … and lived happily ever...

By Sharon O’Day – Finances, pesky finances. Even those of us who seem to have our finances totally under control have bad days. Typically, it comes from being in financial overwhelm. If we’re not careful, those bad...

By Sharon O’Day – Every woman wants to get her finances under control, right? Well, one of the toughest parts of doing so is getting honest with money itself: the green stuff, the coins, the paychecks, the...