How do you recover from an adoption scam after losing $10,000? Read More
The Emotional Rollercoaster of an Adoption Scam with Guest Ashley Aubin
Utilizing The Health Savings Account During Fertility
I feel like a fertility veteran. Five times I went into the stirrups for embryo transfer. It wasn’t fun. One of my egg retrievals, I chose not to do medication… Read More
Fostering a child can change BOTH your lives.
In 2015 my husband and I found out that our daughter was going to have a biological sister. The mother kept testing positive for drugs during her pregnancy and we… Read More
Preparing Financially For Fertility and Adoption
I didn’t plan on adopting. It was never part of the “when I grow up, I want to adopt” plan. Instead, I imagined that I would be 25 years old, married, with 2 kids and we’d grow into 6 kids. I was going to be a stay-at-home mom that gardened, canned, and sewed clothes. The reality of my situation was that I didn’t find my Prince Charming until I was 33, married 7 months later at age 34, struggled with fertility for 2 years until we adopted 3 kids, and now I’m a working financial counselor/mom. Read More