Financial Planning

Come learn how money really works. We’ll cover how to grow it, protect it, get out of debt, and use smart retirement and infinite banking strategies to build long-term security.

Serving our community by teaching financial literacy is paramount towards long term success. You will learn three main concepts towards building generational wealth. The five engines of revenu that will forever impact your. Lastly, be introduced a path to entrepreneurship that can transform your life and exceed expectations beyond your imagination Come and acquire this free education and walk out with a new drive! Dress code: Business Casual

**Christmas Dinner Party + Networking Mixer** A Friends & Family Gathering Focused on Fun, Food, and Financial Success. This holiday season, give yourself the gift of a stronger network and a brighter financial future. We are thrilled to invite you to an exclusive **Friends & Family Christmas Dinner Party & Networking Mixer**. Join us in the elegant Tenant Lounge at 2461 Eisenhower Ave for a professional evening designed to celebrate the holidays with a purpose. Enjoy a fully catered dinner and drinks while mingling with like-minded professionals. The evening will feature a special segment: **"Network Building"** offering actionable insights to help you start 2026 on the right foot. **What to Expect:** * **Networking Mixer:** Connect with professionals and expand your circle in a relaxed, festive atmosphere. * **Holiday Feast:** Enjoy a delicious dinner and seasonal drinks. * **Financial 101:** Learn key strategies for building wealth and securing your future. **Event Details:** * **Date:** Saturday, December 20, 2025 * **Time:** 4:00 PM Start * **Location:** 2461 Eisenhower Ave, 1st Floor Tenant Lounge, Alexandria, VA 22331 * **Attire:** Holiday Business Casual **RSVP:** Space is strictly limited. Please reserve your spot via the link [Insert Link Here] or contact us directly for more information. * **Phone:** 202-573-7279 OR 703-772-0552

How about some gathering, grinning and griping, over unbeatable happy hour prices, on a weekend night? We have specials, just for our group. They make us feel loved and honored, by serving, one of our signature cocktails, named after us -MerTini:) It will be one of the featured cocktails. http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/3/b/9/event_434665529.jpeg

🎅🏾Santa Black Is Coming To Town🎅🏾 Join us for a cozy gathering with Santa Black, where you can sip on delicious hot cocoa and have a good time on December 21st, 2025 at 10:30am.

Overview Start and end in Marrakesh! With the In-depth Cultural Morocco tour, you have a 9 days package taking you through Marrakesh and 11 other destinations in Morocco. Perfect tour led by an expert local guide, excellent way to see the country through the eyes of someone who calls it home. Explore high-walled kasbahs and wander the labyrinthine alleys of Fès and Marrakech. Discover the history and rugged natural beauty of mysterious Morocco. Itinerary Day01 Airport pick up to hotel in Marrakech Day02 Marrakech city tour (8 hours) Day03 Marrakech - Ouarzazate - Rose valley - Dades Gorges Day04 Dades Gorges - Todra Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga Day05 Merzouga - Fes Day06 Fes - Chefchaouen Day07 Chefchaouen - Volubilis -Meknes Day08 Meknes - Rabat - Casablanca - Marrakech Day09 Marrakech airport transfer *** For detailed itinerary follow the link below: [https://www.bucketlistgrouptravel.com/tour/morocco-highlights-marrakech-merzouga-fes-chefchaouen-casablanca/](https://www.bucketlistgrouptravel.com/tour/morocco-highlights-marrakech-merzouga-fes-chefchaouen-casablanca/) Price: $2790 (Double occupancy) $3390 (Single occupancy) Inclusions Price Includes 3\* , 4\* hotels and Riads The hotels listed below are the ones that we frequently use on this tour. We reserve the right to substitute these hotels with ones of a similar standard. – Marrakech: Riad Atlas Mejbar / Palm Menera Hotel – Dades: Riad Luxury Dades – Merzouga: Luxury Desert Camp – Fes: Hotel L’ escale – Chefchaouen: Hotel Tarek – Meknas: Riad Meknas Tresor English speaking guide 8 breakfasts and 1 dinner Nomad camp with dinner and breakfast Airport pickup and transfers Private A/C buses / van / cars depending on the group size Price Excludes Flights Meals other then mentioned above Personal Expenses Entrance fees Travel insurance / Visa Tips *** Questions? Text/Call: 2023787696 - Himanshu Organizer

**Join us in Falls Church for conversations that go beyond small talk.** Higher Grounds – Falls Church is where this growing network of gatherings began: a space for thoughtful, authentic dialogue about what matters most. Whether we’re exploring the nature of happiness, the challenges and possibilities of midlife, spirituality, culture, capitalism, parenting, or the role of art and travel in a meaningful life, every conversation is shaped by the people in the room. There’s no set leader or rigid agenda—just a shared commitment to listen as much as we speak. We start with brief introductions focused on what makes you *you* (not your LinkedIn bio), then dive straight into whatever is on people’s minds. The direction of each meetup emerges organically, making every event unique. Come ready to share, reflect, and connect with others in Falls Church who are also seeking deeper conversations. **Suggested Questions: Life Stages & Transitions** 1. What did you think you'd have figured out by now that you're still completely winging? 2. When did you realize your parents' advice was for a world that no longer exists? 3. What are you finally old enough to stop pretending to care about? **Suggested Questions: Identity After the Roles** 1. Who are you when nobody needs anything from you? 2. What dream keeps resurfacing even though the "practical" time has passed? 3. How do you handle having the freedom you always said you wanted? **Suggested Questions: AI & Being Human** 1. What human experiences will AI never truly understand? 2. If machines handled all your have-to's, what would you actually do? 3. What becomes more precious as everything becomes automated? **Suggested Questions: Belief & Meaning** 1. What certainties have you given up, and what rushed in to fill that space? 2. How has knowing someone who died changed how you live? 3. What do you believe now that would shock your younger self? **Suggested Questions: The Modern Psyche** 1. What anxiety do you carry that previous generations didn't have? 2. Which of your survival strategies are you ready to retire? 3. What uncomfortable truth about happiness did it take you years to accept? **Suggested Questions: Work & Purpose** 1. When did you stop believing that your job would complete you? 2. What would you do for work if money and status weren't factors? 3. How has your definition of "making it" changed over the years? **Suggested Questions: Relationships & Connection** 1. What relationship dynamic do you keep recreating, and why? 2. When did you realize your parents were just people trying their best? 3. What kind of loneliness doesn't go away even when you're with others? **Suggested Questions: Time & Mortality** 1. What are you running out of time to say or do? 2. How differently do you spend your time knowing it's finite? 3. What will you regret not trying, even if you fail? **Suggested Questions: Society & Culture** 1. What social convention do you follow even though it makes no sense? 2. Which generation do you understand least, and what might you be missing? 3. What aspect of how we live now will seem insane in 20 years? **Suggested Questions: Personal Philosophy** 1. What rule for life did you create after learning something the hard way? 2. When did you stop believing that everyone else had it figured out? • 3. What paradox about life have you learned to live with?

For our next event we will head to The Willard Intercontinental for their holiday displays and cheer. The Willard is a beautiful building with a lot of history and there should be plenty to find to draw here! We've drawn here many times, it's a lovely spot. You can see more here: [Willard Holidays - Willard InterContinental Washington, D.C. Hotel](https://washington.intercontinental.com/willard-holidays-2025/) I look forward to drawing with you there!

Come join us for our Paint & Sip at The Greene Turtle in College Park (rescheduled from original date earlier this month)! This will be an instructor guided session and a great time. No experience needed, just come as you are and have some fun. It’s a great way to meet new people, enjoy some food and drinks, and add a little color to your day. There is a $10 fee for materials, payable via the ticket link. Call us at (571) 354 - 6626 in advance if you want a ride. We can’t wait to see you there! **There is a $10 fee for materials, payable online via the following link:** [https://buy.stripe.com/14AbJ1c0icaAcSD4xobAs09](https://buy.stripe.com/14AbJ1c0icaAcSD4xobAs09). **Parking Information:** Paid standard and accessible parking is available right outside the venue. **Public Transportation Information:** The nearest bus stops are Baltimore Av & Knox Rd serving buses M44 and P10 and Baltimore Av & Hartwick Rd serving buses M44, P1X, and P10.

Spend your Sunday at the the Silver Spring library. Whether you and your little one(s) are exploring the many activities or reading a book on the kids floor. You can sign up for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten @ https://montgomerycountymd.beanstack.org/reader365 Join us at the Silver Spring Library branch to read together. Bring your library card or get one there.

If you are interested in selecting investment choices for your 401(k) or other workplace savings plan, minimizing your income tax liability, or identifying the most effective investments for your brokerage account, we are the group for you. We are a local chapter of Bogleheads, whose investment strategy can be found here: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy Or you can peruse the Boglehead forum here: https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php I look forward to seeing you there. Mark Vonder Haar

Join us for lunch at True Food Kitchen in Easton as we celebrate the New Year and our friendships!

# **Band: Firefly Trace, caller Kenny Greer** Beginner lesson at 7:30, regular dancing begins at 8:00 **Sponsor: All Soles Contra and Square Dancing, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus OH 43214** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 7:30 - 8:00, followed by dancing 8:00 - 10:30. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. Please bring your own refillable water bottle.

**💥 Join us THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday!** **💥 At Columbus’ Hottest New Salsa Venue!** **.** Lincoln Street Salsa THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday! 8 pm – 1 am **.** **💥 Gorgeously Renovated Studio!** **💥 Free Parking!** **💥 BYOB!** **💥 Easy Access from Highway!** **.** Lincoln Street Salsa 1717 Brice Rd Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43215 **.** **ENTRANCE IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING** **Behind Anthony’s Pharmacy!** **.** **PLEASE SHARE and help get the word out!** **.** **🟣 Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Dancing!** **.** **🟣** 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm **𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻** **.** **🟣** 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm **𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Class!** **.** **🟣** 9:30 pm – 1 am **𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆!** **.** **✅ Questions?** **Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/)** Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146 **.** **✅ No Experience Necessary!** **✅ No Partner Required!** **✅ Plenty of People to Dance With!** **.** **✅ $15 Cash / $16 Card** **✅ College Students $5 Off with Valid ID!** **✅ BYOB** **✅ Age 18+** **.** **✅ Lincoln Street Salsa is the perfect place for…** **.** **👉 Learning to Dance** **👉** Social Dancing **👉 Birthday Celebration** **👉** Bachelorette Parties **👉 Girl’s Night Out** **👉 Date Night** **👉** Getting Fit / Burning Calories **👉 Meeting New People** **👉** Having Fun, Fun, Fun! **.** ✅ **Questions?** Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/) Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146