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Are Your Kids Financially Prepared to Leave Home? 🤔 Whether your kids are off to college, trade school, or the working world, if they are moving out of the house, even if just for the semester, this will be the first time they are on their own and making decisions without you. Before they leave, be sure to cover a few of the financial basics with them. Continue reading: https://bit.ly/3xGPury

⏰ It's time for another NEW episode! ⏰ In this episode of Smarter Money Life, Andy is joined by soon-to-be new dad and FORUM's Assistant VP of Accounting, Jim Catanzarite to discuss financial planning when you're expecting. They cover financial changes you may need to make, surprise expenses, saving for college, and more. 👶💰 You can listen to the full episode and any previous episodes of Smarter Money Life here: https://bit.ly/48W5GC8 🎧

Review These 4 Numbers for Financial Success 💰📈 For our health, each year we test and chart a host of measurements including blood pressure and more. For schooling, we get quarterly or semester grades that indicate how we are doing. Continue reading: https://bit.ly/3zuYfW7

How to Know if You Are Financially in Sync With Your Partner 🔄💸 Couples, regardless of the stage in their relationship, should make every attempt to be in sync financially. Money can be a source of stress in a relationship especially when couples have different views of what a financial relationship should encompass. Continue reading: https://bit.ly/3XFFIR2

The Truth of Your Financial Situation 💸 Taking an inventory of your financial life is important for everyone and especially anyone who is not achieving all they are hoping to achieve. Whether you are struggling with having enough money or feel like you are not saving enough, the first place to start is with yourself. Continue reading: https://bit.ly/3zjhT7a

We’re back with another NEW episode of Smarter Money Life! 🎙️👏 In this episode, Andy shares with us important financial discussions that we should be having with significant others when things start to get serious. He touches on making sure that your financial goals are aligned, sharing financial responsibilities and obligations, and being open about each other's relationship with money. You can listen to the full episode and any previous episodes of Smarter Money Life here: https://bit.ly/48W5GC8 🎧

This week, we held our annual FORUM Foundation Summer Reception. We are so fortunate to be able to support such wonderful students and educators in our community! 💙 Congratulations again to all of this year's Collegiate Scholarship and Educator Grant Recipients listed below! 👏 Collegiate Scholarships 🎓 Charlie E., Jillian H., Sullivan K., Samuel L., Connor M., Paige M., and Rachel S. Educator Grants ✏️ Melinda A., Cassie B., Courtney C., Molly C., Amanda C., Lauren G., Karen G., Lori H., Ashley J., Jared M., Kathryn M., Andrea N., Alisha O., Tabatha R., and Beth V. You can read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4begk81

Can You Live Your Life by Financial Sayings? 🤔💭 Your grandparents and parents might be fond of quoting sage financial quotes and implying that if you follow these sayings your financial worries will be over. Many of these sayings either don’t seem to apply today or are so vague that upon further reflection you have no idea how you can implement them in your financial life. Continue reading: https://bit.ly/3XrlI4v

We enjoyed checking in with Jared M., one of our Educator Grant recipients, at Plainfield High School! Jared used the grant to purchase various financial-based games to use in business classes! 💰 Jared loves seeing his students succeed and influencing them in a way that leads them to a more successful future. He enjoys being able to give his students the resources they need so they can live a life that they are proud of. You can learn more about the FORUM Foundation and our Educator Grants here: https://bit.ly/33DLcxP

🚨NEW Episode Alert!🚨 In this episode of Smarter Money Life, Andy is joined by Paul Moore, Assistant Vice President of Technology Infrastructure at FORUM, to discuss how to keep yourself and your finances safe online. Andy asks questions about password security, sharing too much information online, and how to be careful while connecting devices to your home Wi-Fi network. You can listen to the full episode and any previous episodes of Smarter Money Life here: https://bit.ly/48W5GC8 🎧