Caitlin's Corner Super Bowl Hot Takes ...With Some Estate Lessons There’s a tired stereotype that women are “too emotional” to make big, strategic decisions, especially when money, power, or legacy is involved. I've known for a long time how wrong that is, and I've seen firsthand how women tend to be the ones to have to make those tough decisions. Sunday's Super Bowl reminded me of just how wrong that stereotype is. The Seattle Seahawks are owned by a trust created by Paul Allen, the late...
11 days ago • 5 min read
Susan's Scoop It's Almost Done! I know I’ve been teasing cabin updates for a while, and we are almost done with the refresh of our mountain cabin in East Tennessee! (We’d be completely finished if it weren’t for the blizzard that rolled through a few days ago. ❄️) I’m honestly so happy with how it turned out. Our designer, Anya Dykes with RAD Designs, was amazing and helped us transform the space into the “rustic modern” vibe we were going for, rather than the… let’s call it “Grandma chic”...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Caitlin's Corner A Women's Money Workshop, In My Friend's Kitchen At a time when horrific events are unfolding across our country and so many are feeling the weight of fear and uncertainty, it feels especially important not to ignore that reality, but also to lean into our shared humanity, compassion, and care for one another. I had an experience this week while facilitating a workshop that made me feel deeply human, even while talking about a rigid and unjust system that our lives depend on....
25 days ago • 5 min read
Susan's Scoop Why feeling lost is actually a sign of progress I’m currently writing this from my cabin in TN, where my husband Brian and I are spending most of the week working on our cabin ‘refresh’ after not having any luck selling it last year (you can read about that whole saga in Part 1 and Part 2, ugh). Tomorrow the new countertops and couches arrive (yay!), but after what I found while cleaning out one of the closets this morning (accompanied by lots of shrieking on my part), I’ve been...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Caitlin's Corner Dinner Hosting & Our Money - The Minimum Viable "Enough" I recently read an article that spoke to my soul. The writer (Amanda Litman) and her husband had made a bold, yet simple 2025 resolution: for the entire year, they would invite people over to their home every. Single. Saturday. And they did it! What made me so excited about this story (other than the menu they shared) is that the author doesn't have a big, fancy house with endless time to clean and decorate. She paints...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Susan's Scoop Time Moves on Anyway Welcome to 2026! This time of year always leaves me a little conflicted. Culturally, we’re encouraged to set bold New Year’s goals and hit the ground running, yet the cold, dark days naturally invite us inward into a slower, quieter rhythm. By late January, those big January 1st goals can start to feel overwhelming, especially the ones that can’t be accomplished in a single year: paying off student loans, building a seven-figure nest egg, learning a new...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Happy New Year, Reader! We want to make sure you know about a free event we're hosting tomorrow, to help you kick off the new year: Tomorrow: Jan. 7 (2026!) 1pm CT - Setting Values-Aligned Financial Goals in the New Year This isn't just another goal-setting workshop! During this meeting, we'll use effective prompts and scenarios to help you cut out the noise of your day-to-day and get clear on your values and goals.
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Caitlin's Corner What Makes Private Equity so Sexy Two years ago, I found myself in the private room of an upscale restaurant in Denver- one my husband and I never would have chosen for a date night. But on this evening, we were enjoying six exquisite courses on someone else’s dime (sort of). Around the table sat eight other people: two couples in their 60s, and four men in their late 50s, three of whom were in business together. I hadn’t known any of them before that night, and I never spoke...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Susan's Scoop My TN Cabin Plot Twist I ended up taking wild ride with the potential sale of my vacation rental cabin in Tennessee, so I figure I owe you guys an update. When I last wrote about it back in October (see that post here), we were debating whether to accept a lowball offer after having the cabin on the market for the past 9 months. (I appreciate everyone who replied to offer feedback and weigh in on the situation!) The quick backstory is we bought the property in 2022 for $486k,...
2 months ago • 3 min read