Empty Nest

My twin girls left for their freshman year in college just about a month ago and all I keep thinking about is that I didn’t get a chance to teach them my personal finance class. I’m a personal finance and retirement coach and educator for crying out loud. Teaching is what I do. How could I possibly let my girls escape the nest without imparting this critical knowledge? We were supposed to use the extra time they had doing remote senior year to go through my curriculum....

Like so many parents, my husband and I received the emotional “come get me” calls in March from our two kids in college. We immediately jumped into divide-and-conquer mode, canceling work meetings to figure out how best to get them home....