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Two important things you can do with your money: invest it for the future, or pay down debt. But which should you focus on first? Guy from Compass Financial Services shares how you can prioritize effectively in your own financial situation.

So many of us are our own worst critics. As we try to become better people and more like Jesus, it can be easy for our inner voice to be overly critical, which leads more to shame than to repentance. Dr. Heidi shares how you can have grace for yourself and build resilience as you work to improve.

Summer can feel like a time of endless freedom for your children where responsibility and routine go out the window - but Dr. Heidi says this can actually be a key time in helping build your children's responsibility and independence. She shares a few tips with Taylor on how to accomplish this.

Having realistic expectations is important - whether in relationships, career goals, or even in saving for retirement. Guy from Compass Financial shares the dangers of overly high and overly low expectations and also provides some advice on how to stay realistic and hopeful whens aving for retirement.

You want to create a perfect, beautiful summer for your children - but you also know that life happens. So how can you create fun summer memories without letting the things that go wrong ruin your time? Dr. Heidi shares some advice.

It's a simple practice that can pay big dividends. Guy from Compass Financial shares what he believes is the most important financial practice that hardly anyone does. The good news? Once you put it in place, you're going to see a big difference in your finances.

Over the course of your relationship with your child, you may hope that you're able to see a shift from you doing everything for your child to the child being able to take care of themselves without too much intervention on your part. But how do you get from point A to point B? Dr. Heidi shares some advice.

Do you know what your calling is? Many of us are prone to define our calling by what we do for a living, but Dr. Heidi says this thinking misses the point. She shares with Taylor what we get wrong about calling and what the Bible says about it.

The list of things people are learning they can do with AI gets bigger every day - and one use that's showing up more and more is to help with personal finance. Guy shares with Taylor some helpful tips on how to use AI as a tool - and on what to avoid.

Do you ever feel like your brain is like an internet browser with too many tabs open? The more things you try to keep track of, the harder it gets to keep up with everything. Even trying to close the unnecessary tabs leaves you with too big of a load to carry. Dr. Heidi shares some practical tips on how to protect yourself from the overwhelm.

When the time comes that you feel you need a little extra assistance managing your money, you may decide to enlist the help of a financial advisor - but how do you know if you're working with the right one? Compass Financial's Michele shares somethings to look for and questions to ask.

Chances are you wouldn't tell anyone you can literally read their mind. But Dr. Heidi says it's common for us to act like we're mind readers by making assumptions of what other people are thinking. She explains where many people go wrong and how you can turn mind-reading into relationship-building.

Weddings can be exciting things to plan - but they can also be incredibly expensive! Compass Financial's Michele shares some tips on how to save money while preparing for the big day.

It's important to take care of your body and be healthy - but it's so easy to be judgmental toward your body and to pursue health in a way that's toxic and damaging. Dr. Heidi shares some tips on how to have healthier conversations with yourself about how you look.

It's tax season, and Guy from Compass Financial wants to help you understand marginal tax rates and effective tax rates - and how knowing what they are can help you!