Hitting the one-year mark as a financial planning firm is an exciting milestone. In this article, I share some thoughts and reflections on my first year in business.

Several of my clients are in the process of either buying or selling a home. The top two questions for those who are buying are:

1. Should I buy a house now or should I wait?

2. How much house can I afford?

Here are some high-level thoughts.

A $600 check!

Maybe.

You probably heard about the recent stimulus bill that was signed into law late last year, aka the “Coronavirus stimulus 2.0 bill” or the “COVID-19 relief bill”.

The headliner of the bill was that many people would be getting a $600 check per family member. But there's a lot more than that in the 5,593-page, inspirationally-named Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

As we say goodbye (good riddance?) to 2020, we turn our gaze to 2021. New possibilities. New ideas. New resolutions. What are you hoping to accomplish during 2021? A common theme for New Year's resolutions is health. Losing weight. Gaining muscle. Eating better. Taking more vacation days. Finding a church.

I have a humble suggestion. How about tending to your financial health?