Attorney Richard Gaudreau

Tag: personal finance

Introducing Kids to Budgeting Basics

[caption id="attachment_288" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="It's never too early to start teaching kids about money management."][/caption] Every day in our practice, we see the devastation that financial insolvency creates not only for the client, but also the ripple effect that it has on the rest of the family.  One way to prevent financial disasters for the...

Budgeting Basics

[caption id="attachment_134" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The building blocks of a good personal budget are as easy as 1-2-3."][/caption] Everywhere you turn, conversations revolve on tightening and maintaining strict budgets.  If you, like millions of Americans, weren't taught how to properly create and keep a budget in high school or college, then all of those financial conversations are...

Be on the Look Out for Credit Fraud

[caption id="attachment_10" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Credit Crunch Hits Home"][/caption] Like many Americans, nearly one in four today, you may be out of work and having difficulty paying your bills on time.  The phone rings non-stop at home, the warning letters arrive daily, and you wonder if you will ever have another moment’s peace again. Consumers...