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A Portrait of a Childfree Couple Recentering
By Jay Zigmont | Jul 26, 2022
Rebekah 32, Female, Married, Ohio Bachelor’s in Web Development IT Security Matthew 32, Male, Married, Ohio CNC Programmer This portrait is one of 26 real life stories presented in the book, Portraits of Childfree Wealth. You can download a free copy here. Rebekah and Matthew have been married for three years. Rebekah works in IT security for […]
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5 Things to do in turbulent times
By Jay Zigmont | Jun 13, 2022
You can’t turn on the news or look at social media without seeing that we are in turbulent times. We are getting past a pandemic, dealing with inflation, questioning if there will be a recession, there is a war in Ukraine, and a pile of domestic political issues in the US. It can be overwhelming. […]
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Childfree Wealth Book Update – April 2022
By Jay Zigmont | Apr 1, 2022
Last week I sent out our new book, “Portraits of Childfree Wealth” to beta readers. The job of beta readers is to provide final feedback before publication. At this point the book has already been copy edited, formatted, and is now being polished. As long as all goes well, the book will be available on June 1st, […]
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Student Loan Repayment for Childfree Individuals
By Jay Zigmont | Mar 15, 2022
UPDATE: Here is an article on the new Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Student loans are a 1.7 Trillion Dollar problem in the U.S. As Childfree individuals, we do not have to worry about paying for college for kids, but we do have to pay for our own education (and student loans). While there has been a […]
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Childfree Wealth Book Update – March 2022
By Jay Zigmont | Mar 1, 2022
Three months ago, I set out to do research on Childfree Wealth. Since then, 325 Childfree people have completed my book survey and I’ve been able to interview 27. Thank you so much for your willingness to share! A special thanks to Hannah from Wife Without Kids and Best Childfree Life Possible on Facebook for helping me make great […]
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Understanding Taxes and Being Childfree
By Jay Zigmont | Feb 28, 2022
Once a year, people do their taxes and either complain about what they owe or are excited about their refund. At the same time, on social media, people brag or complain about what tax ‘breaks’ they have. As Childfree individuals, we will not qualify for any of the child tax or family credits, but we […]
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Childfree Wealth Book Update – February 2022
By Jay Zigmont | Feb 1, 2022
Two months ago, I set out to figure out what Childfree Wealth means. In that time, nearly 200 people have shared their Childfree lives with me. I now have approximately 1500 pages of data to analyze and turn into something that can be shared. This month I have been able to flesh out some themes that you […]
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Childfree Wealth Book Update – January 2022
By Jay Zigmont | Jan 1, 2022
It has been a month since I first launched my survey and research on Childfree Wealth and Finances. In that time, 100 people have completed the survey, and 5 have done the interview! I’m so happy with the response. Only 900 surveys and 95 interviews to go! Bonus Update: Portraits of Childfree Wealth is now available for order on Amazon, Barnes […]
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