Patricia Reese

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Credit Cards, Career, Saving, Budgeting

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Monrovia , Maryland

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BA in Business Administration from American University and Master's in Public Policy from University of Maryland

Bio

Pat has over 20 years management and leadership experience in both government and volunteer professional service. She has served at five Federal agencies in a variety of leadership positions in the administration, finance, auditing, and evaluation functions. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), and currently serves on the American Institute of CPAs’ National CPA Financial Literacy Commission. Pat is excited about the LifeTuner site as she hopes to share her experiences with others and, more importantly, learn from other people's knowledge and experiences.

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Dad won't give me any more advice

By sirsky | October 07 2009 | Investment accounts, Retirement, Retirement, Retirement, Retirement | 1472 Views | 8 Comments | 1

I've always gone to my Dad for advice -- whether it's what to major in, what job I should take, what stocks I should invest in, etc.  A few weeks ago, I asked him the same question for the past 8 years -- what should I...

Buying a Car vs. Leasing

By Keith Morris | December 30 2009 | Buying a car | 917 Views | 4 Comments | 0

My wife's car lease is up in February. I always thought it was a bad idea to lease, but I didn't realize that once your lease is up, you're given the opportunity to buy out the car. So now I'm confused. If it's cheaper...

Help Me Keep My New Year Resolution

By Keith Morris | December 28 2009 | Budgeting | 1022 Views | 10 Comments | 1

Everyone is talking about New Year resolutions. One of the best ways to keep them is to announce your goals publicly. This way, there is an audience to encourage you and hold you accountable. Even if your audience has no...

In the News: "Move Your Money" this year?

By jswesey | January 04 2010 | Saving | 1415 Views | 13 Comments | 1

Everybody's talking about the new "Move Your Money" campaign started by Arianna Huffington. The campaign encourages people to move their money from big banks, which it depicts as detached from the community and squanderers...

Is Coffee Killing Your Savings?

By Fallon | September 17 2009 | Budgeting, Saving | 785 Views | 5 Comments | 0

Or fast food? Or smoothies? Or bottled water from the vending machine? Don't pretend that you don't know what I'm talking about. That morning caffeine fix you can't live without. Or that lunch you can never seem to pack. Or...

LifeTuner Video: If Only I Didn't Buy...

By Keith Morris | September 25 2009 | Budgeting | 648 Views | 3 Comments | 0

We've all experienced buyer's remorse.  Sometimes it's a small purchase like that pair of shoes you bought that, just a few days later, didn't feel or look as great as they did that first day in the store....

Is there such a thing as too much debt?

By chris3535 | March 10 2009 | Student loans | 898 Views | 4 Comments | 0

The reaction to that title is likely to be a quick yes from most people but let me explain what I mean... I have always dreamed of practicing medicine, and I have generally held that no cost was too steep to do what I love...

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