Marie Edwards

My goal for 2026: rebuilding myself and building this business to help as many possible turn hope into a plan through money education.

What is wealth? Is it having lots of things or is it having what you want?

Live well, laugh often, love much. You'll be the wealthiest person alive if you do all three.

When do you feel the most alive? What inspires that feeling of total focus and enjoyment of the moment? Do you feel it often?

is the key to building relationships. Have you ever had to tell a hard truth to someone and found that it made things better, not worse?

It usually does if that person is honest with themselves. Sadly a lot of people today are excellent at deceiving themselves.

Daily "I wish I knew" videos have continued on the original posting platform, but share what you wish you knew in the comments.

With the rocky ride of the stock market this past week, saw some FB posts about watching your 401k daily. I guess you can do that if you want stress and indigestion.

Also saw posts about taking money out and putting in savings. (Mind you savings interest rates are averaging between 0.6% and 2% right now) I guess if you want to lock in those losses and take at least 5x as long to recover, if ever.

If you are in either camp of thought you need to 1) learn how money works by starting with this question & 2) talk to a financial advisor ASAP.

Don't have an advisor? Why not?

In fact, the earlier you start saving, the greater the impact that compounding can have on your savings or investments. It may be hard to imagine retirement while you’re still early in your career, but this is a great time to create your roadmap to retirement.

The same thinking applies when making investment decisions that could help build a nest egg or meet other financial goals. So parents, while saving for yourself why not start an account for your child too because the earlier you save the better.

Who's teaching your kids about money?

I bet you that the percentage for school is about to drop significantly in the coming years and I'm not even a betting person lol.