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I like it. Its simple. I'm not a big fan of the roses or the color pink or pink roses… but it works here.

I also like it. Clean and simple yet eye catching.

USe the same font for "R" as you do for "D." The Dollars part looks like it's much bigger than the Roses part.

I might be the sourpuss on this one, sorry – but you asked for honesty and I shall oblige.

This is my far from professional opinion – just personal taste.

The logo doesn't do anything for me.  It is slick and put together very well but I don't get excited seeing it Jeff.

I am not sure if it is the font or the use of charcol grey – but I find the logo quite "meh".  It lacks personality perhaps?

The & is too big and I agree I see the rose then the & to the point the rest of the words are muted.

If it were my logo I would want to incorporate some red – people think roses, they think red.  I would also take a more rounded font.  Less formal.

This is all good stuff and I serious appreciate your honesty. 

Initially my intent was to have a his/her contrast to the logo.   The "Dollars" being more masculine and the "Roses" being more feminine, combing both my wife and I together.

But yes, the pink roses stick out to me and the "&".  

<BIG sigh> Why does choosing logos and headers take some much energy and time?   

YourFinancesSimplified said:

This needs to be reworked so the "Dollars" is emphasized as much as the & and the Roses.

Agreed.

OneCentAtatime said:

You could also cut out the the word "DOLLAR"  from a any dollar bills or make the font similar to that.

I really like this idea.  I'm thinking of using the same font/outline of the word "Dollars" like you would see on the back of any bill.

Sustainable PF said:

I am not sure if it is the font or the use of charcol grey – but I find the logo quite "meh".  It lacks personality perhaps?

There's something about the grey that I don't like either. Wasn't sure if it was that or the font. Totally agree with you.

Okay, at least I have a start and some good suggestions to go after.
Thanks everybody!! 

I just had a look. Sorry, I did find the logo very frilly and fussy – in a word distracting. In my opinion it needs simplifying – the & should be simpler; not sure about the pink of the flower.

Sorry, Jeff – but trying to help.

Maria

I like it Jeff.  Simple and elegant and even has your name in it! :)

I think the apersand is too big and the dollar sign is too small or lost.  It seems as though there is an imbalance between the 2 words (dollars/roses).  I hope that helps.

I agree… & is TOO big and gray color is dull… not very catchy.  It is well put together but if you want something more memorable, I'd take the general consensus offered here.  Branding is very important and yes, time consuming… sigh… I'm still working on mine too… Good luck Jeff!

I think it looks clean and nice. It would go well with a site that has a lot of white space. I would not use it on a site with a lot else going on or you might seem cluttered.