COS Town Tidings #25-026

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Grab a beverage and catch up on what you missed this week ☕

🤣 Daily Chuckle

🌟 Local Spotlight: 🎯 The Secret to Financial Confidence You Deserve

📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!

🤗 Wellness Tips you missed

🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!

📅 Featured Event: 🌿 Learn Herbal Remedies at Home (DEADLINE/FEEDBACK REQUEST)

📆 Local Events

🌤 COS Weather - Morning fog, partly cloudy and cold

🙋‍♀️ Who Should We Feature?

What did one dollar say to the other dollar?

👉“Let’s meet with our financial advisor and multiply!” 🤣

🎯 The Secret to Financial Confidence You Deserve

🗝️ Beyond Investments: Achieve Financial Wellness with Erik Baskin

Having spent his childhood in Minnesota, Erik Baskin has found deep roots and purpose in Colorado Springs—a place where his journey of service, community, and family continues to thrive. As a former hockey player for the Air Force Academy, Erik learned the values of discipline, teamwork, and perseverance. Today, he brings those same principles to his work as the founder of Baskin Financial Planning, helping families, those in midlife and veterans achieve financial clarity and purpose.

After graduating from the Academy with a degree in Economics, Erik served as a hospital administrator in the Air Force. While he appreciated the opportunity to serve, he realized his true calling was to empower others through financial planning. Passionate about personal finance, Erik strives to create a firm that prioritizes families, builds trust through transparent, fee-only advice, and aligns money with what truly matters in our lives.

Since launching Baskin Financial Planning, Erik has grown his firm into one of the most trusted independent financial advisors. With an MBA, CFP® designation, and years of dedication, he now serves 45 families and manages $18 million in assets. His holistic approach goes beyond investments, addressing every aspect of financial well-being to help clients feel confident and in control of their future.

Erik’s wife, Shelley, is also an Air Force Academy graduate and will be separating from her military career this spring as they eagerly await the arrival of their first child, Sophia. Outside of work, Erik is a volunteer hockey coach at Lewis Palmer High School and enjoys spending time with Shelley and their greyhound, Annie.

If you’re looking for a financial advisor who combines local roots, service-driven values, and a personalized approach to financial planning, contact Erik at (719) 203-1462 or visit BaskinFP.com and Facebook.

📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!

Here are some of the stories we shared this week. Check out any issues you missed.

• 🌟Real Estate Roundup: 🏡 Latest Home Sales and Market Insights for Colorado Springs (Issue #25-025)
   

• 🏛️ TRIVIA: The Secret Stock Market Hidden in Plain Sight! (Issue #25-021)

   

• 🛠️ Thawing Frozen Pipes? Avoid This Costly Mistake (Issue #25-023)

  • —> 🙏 Local Hero Makes Shocking Promise On Mountain's Edge

     

• 🌡 More Families Turning to LEAP for Heat (Issue #25-020)

   

• 🚧 Another Water Main = Temporary Road Closure (Issue #25-024)

   

• 👮‍♂️ Smarter Policing in COS: See What’s New (Issue #25-022)

• 🤏 Pinched Nerve Relief in Just Minutes

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🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!

Hungry for past delights? Dive into our Recipe Archives! 🥘 Find recipes from this week.

• 🥪 Balsamic Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper Grilled Cheese

• 🍎 Iron Skillet Apple Crisp

👉 Click here and discover a world of flavors

🌿 Take Control of Your Health!
Learn Herbal Remedies at Home

Boost your family's wellness with an 8-week course, each week focuses on a different herbal remedy. Learn to make tinctures, salves, and ease common ailments.

Deadline, register by midnight tonight!

• Virtual: Starts Jan 27. Sign up here (8 Spots Left) $10/each

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📆 Local Events

• Jan 25-Feb 23: Ice Castles @Cripple Creek $21-$29

• Jan 26-31: Skate in the Park @Acacia Park $13

• Jan 26, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Jan 27, 7-9pm: The Office Themed Trivia @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Jan 30-Feb 16 (Thurs' & Fri's 7:30pm, Sat's 2 & 7:30pm, Sun's 4pm): The Heart Sellers - Theatreworks @Ent Center for the Arts: Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre, 5225 N Nevada $30.50

• Jan 31, 4-6pm: Beginners Crochet @Who Gives A SCRAP, 810 Arcturus Dr $25 (1 Spots Left)

• Feb 6, 7-9pm: William Lee Martin: The Funny Life Tour @Phil Long Music Hall $34-$54 (ages 14+)

• Feb 9, 3-5pm: Taking Care of the Givers @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd $20

• Feb 14 & 15, Mar 15, Apr 19, 6:30-8:30pm: Date Night Starlight Safari – Adults Only (21+) @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $40.75-$55.75

• Feb 14, 7-10pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime (Holiday Show) @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95 (1 Ticket Left)

• Feb 8, 7-9pm: Still The Same | Bob Seger Tribute @Phil Long Music Hall $39-$59 (ages 14+)

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