Who Are We?
Our website address is: Valuechecks Blog and we are a group of individuals who believe in being frugal, making good financial decisions and helping others to do so. We are not experts in this field other than by personal experience and hardships. One of our writers, Twila Van Leer, is a well known journalist for the Deseret News, a newspaper in Utah. She loves to write and helps out our blog by sharing some money saving ideas, some economic news and how people can benefit from it. She has a delightful sense of humor and that helps her engage with our audience.
Sherry Tingley is a graduate of Brigham Young University (’75) and understands how difficult life can be without a good financial management strategy. She has been through struggling by living paycheck to paycheck as well as enjoying a better life by planning for the future and saving as much as possible for her retirement. She knows how easy it is to get into financial trouble and hopes that the information she provides will help the audience do better in their own financial life.
We have other authors that contribute to the site by giving good financial advice and practical tips and recommendations.
Value Checks frequently quotes well known authors like Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman and Warren Buffet, all people who have good advice for building wealth. We highly recommend that before you make a financial decision based soley on the recommendations of our advice, that you do further research to reach your best decision. We also recommend checking with your Certified Financial Planner before making any tax related decisions. With regard to making investments in real estate, automobiles and the stock market please use our advice in addition to research done with certified professionals.
Legal Disclaimers
Here at the ValueChecks Blog, we want you to get better at managing your money and living a secure financial life. We are not professional financial planners or professional CPA’s. We are just people who have tried hard to make the best financial decisions possible.
The Value Checks Blog is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered legal or financial advice. You should consult with an attorney or other professional to determine what may be best for your individual needs.
Value Checks does not make any guarantee or other promise as to any results that may be obtained from using our content. No one should make any investment decision without first consulting his or her own financial advisor and conducting his or her own research and due diligence. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Value Checks disclaims any and all liability in the event any information, commentary, analysis, opinions, advice and/or recommendations prove to be inaccurate, incomplete or unreliable, or result in any investment or other losses.
Content contained on or made available through the website is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice or investment advice and no attorney-client relationship is formed. Your use of the information on the website or materials linked from the Web is at your own risk.
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