Sheryl Nance-Nash is a freelance writer specializing in personal finance, business, travel and lifestyle topics. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, Newsday, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal's Buy Side, U.S. News & World Report, as well as Lonely Planet, CNTraveler.com, Afar, Fodors, TravelandLeisure.com, The Daily Beast, TravelAwaits, Global Traveler Magazine, among others. She spends time in Houston and in Jamaica. Her happy places are the beach, museums and somewhere listening to jazz. As for aging gracefully, she’s trying her best to make every day matter, because it does!You can follow Sheryl on social media: Instagram, Facebook,LinkedIn, and X.
Michelle Smith* spent more than $100,000 on her daughter’s wedding. “I have only one daughter, and we wanted to give her the wedding of her dreams,” says Smith. She was letting her heart self-sabotage her finances. That money was taken from retirement funds. “In...