Personal values play an important role in many aspects of our lives and have become more prominent recently in how we think about and manage our finances.

That’s maybe the most important question that our planning process helps people to answer. If the purpose of life was just to make more money, then no one would ever stop working.

Most married couples take a “divide and conquer” approach to household tasks and chores. One spouse might handle weekly shopping, the other might handle garbage and recycling.