Binging on personal finance may sound geeky, but one new Netflix series is putting a dramatic spin on money management. Finance guru Ramit Sethi’s debut Netflix series “How To Get Rich” started streaming this year. In the 8-part series, he coaches 12 people through financial struggles that run the gamut from reckless crypto investments to […]
In today’s world, mastering your personal finances is a huge part of achieving your dreams. Yet most of us don’t learn this skill in school and are left to figure out our finances through our own life experiences and searching for useful resources. Fortunately, a growing field of financial professionals who call themselves financial coaches […]
Here are my top 7 ways your budgeting fails at getting you to your goals and what you can do differently to win the budgeting game. We had just moved to the US. Both of us were 30, and we had two toddlers. We needed to have enough money to buy a used car and […]
If you’ve ever read the book Die With Zero by Bill Perkins you probably already see the benefit of spending all your money before you die. If you haven’t it might seem like the most irresponsible goal ever, but hear me out. If you do it right, dying broke really might be a good money […]
Tips from a former renter, now landlord, on how you can save thousands of dollars a year on housing… My first rental apartment, at age 22, was a one-bedroom, fourth-floor walkup (daily step-climbing workouts included at no extra cost 😉). It overlooked a large bakery. The scent of freshly baked bread was fabulous. The constant […]
One of my favorite quotes ascribed to Albert Einstein, “Every problem should be simplified as far as possible, but no further.” The 50/30/20 rule fails this admonition. Badly. Budgeting. It’s probably right up there in your list of favorite things to do (sarcasm alert!), along with visiting your dentist. Unfortunately, like visiting your dentist, it’s […]
Making good decisions about how to manage your personal finances can be challenging. Educating yourself and developing financial literacy can help, but there are other things that might make life easier for you, effectively providing shortcuts to sounder financial decisions. Stop Relying on Willpower When it comes to basic decisions around what to spend our […]
You’ve felt it in your wallet. With persistently high inflation pushing prices up at rates not seen in over 40 years and incomes struggling to keep pace, your checking and savings balances keep dwindling, while your credit card balances spiral ever higher. Meanwhile, billionaires are laughing all the way to the bank. Is it any […]
Stress is the number one emotion that women feel toward money and their financial situations when compared to men, according to a recent study done by Fidelity. Yet as women continue to gather together and learn more about finances, they are starting to take charge and are hopeful for their future. The study found 90% […]