Annie Boyd Sowell

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Frank Olito |Annie Boyd Sowell |Henry Blodget

In 2021, my husband and I were only one year into postgraduate life and very new to marriage. At the time, our financial literacy left a lot to be desired, and being new parents only complicated all of this. As our son grew month after month, we started thinking more seriously about his future and that of our family. The phrase heard so often, "The days are long, but the years are short," started to feel very real as we navigated the first year with our son.