blockIn this weeks new episode, Certified Financial Planner Barbara Ginty interviews the lovely Minnie from Minnesota! Minnie works as a transportation planner for the state of Minnesota and her husband is a psychologist. Together, they have done an incredible job of saving a substantial amount of money during the pandemic all while raising their 4-year-old. They are now at the point in their lives where they are seriously debating having more kids... Will Minnie decide to

In this week’s follow-up episode, Certified Financial Planner Barbara Ginty catches up with entrepreneur extraordinaire, Ophelia from episode 44. Last year, Barbara helped Ophelia learn how she can manage the expenses of being a new business owner. Little did she know that in the first year of her and her husband’s practice, they would have to deal with a global pandemic AND their business building flooding! Despite these troubles, they had a record breaking last month, have

In this week’s episode, Certified Financial Planner Barbara Ginty interviews Britney (nicknamed after Britney Spears!) who is a 33 year old Occupational Therapist living with her husband in Northern Virginia. Britney’s hours at work have been cut down due to COVID so she’s been using this extra time to plan starting her own Occupational Therapy business within her community. Starting your own business takes longer and costs more than people anticipate. In this episode, Barbar

What is essential vs. non-essential? Especially during a pandemic? In this week’s special expert episode, Certified Financial Planner Barbara Ginty interviews Leslie H. Tayne Esq. who is the Founder / Head Attorney at Tayne Law Group P.C. Leslie has nearly 20 years’ experience in the practice area of consumer and business financial debt-related services. In this episode Barbara and Leslie talk about how to budget when life has been turned upside down. Find out what Leslie's t