Intentional Wealth…books to spark money conversations

Intentional Wealth…books to spark money conversations

  I’ve pulled a few books off my library shelves to encourage you this month during the Great Pause to start having more open money conversations. Find an audiobook or borrow these great titles: Smart Money Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze. As a result...
Letting go of the Anger of Failed Succession Plans

Letting go of the Anger of Failed Succession Plans

  I can’t imagine what it feels like to think you are getting married and then find out at the rehearsal that the wedding is called off. Who do you go to ask for help to process that hurt, disappointment, and embarrassment? There seems to be a parallel type of...
Valentine Validation of Farm Women and Beyond

Valentine Validation of Farm Women and Beyond

One of the side effects of being home-bound during the “Great Pause” is that I’ve become very fond of the predictable story arc of Hallmark movies. We have a bit of a game to see if the first kiss is within the last 15 minutes of the show. Farm marriages don’t need to...
Hiding Behind Your Advisors

Hiding Behind Your Advisors

I just heard an estate planning lawyer, Chris Delaney mention that he is seeing farmers “sheltering in the tactics” rather than embracing what I call the “emotional factors affecting planning.” Delaney is the author of “The Naked Opus”, a novel approach to estate...