This may sound strange coming from a Certified Financial Planner, but the truth is, investing should not be your first priority if you want to be financial successful. Don’t get me wrong, investing is very important. And without putting money aside for your future and investing it wisely, it may be difficult to have a
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This is a sponsored post that may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Increasing physical activity and making better health decisions can yield both physical and monetary benefits. If you’re looking to make positive changes in your life to improve your money situation and your health, here are some tips to do so.
When figuring out how to spend your money on festive items for your home, carefully pick and choose where to spend your hard earned dollars. Getting bargains after the season may score you steep discounts, but ask yourself . . . Do you really need to do this every year? To concentrate your spending efforts and help
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I recently came across my grandfather’s jewelry store charge card from the 1940’s. Back then, credit had more to do with your “good name” since you had a personal relationship with the merchant and a reputation to uphold in your area. Store owners allowed you to have a line of credit with them based on knowing
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Ah, purchasing a new place to live. Nothing better. Right? The arrival fallacy sets in when you realize that after jumping the hurdle of purchasing that big expense, you’re then faced with furnishing it. That’s a whole other monster, especially if the space is completely different from your last place and nothing seems to work
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6.13.15 If vacation planning had an easy button, I’d push it. Sounds strange, right? Maybe not. Actually, I’d use an easy button for many aspects of life right now. But vacation planning is currently at the top of the list. There are tons of details to plan and prices to look over that it can
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Guest Post by Oana Schneider Life as a penny-pincher fashionista is hard. Trying to keep up with trends and clothing lines is exhausting, especially when you don’t have a huge budget at your disposal (although dreaming of it never killed anyone!). If you look online, you’ll see that most frugal sages suggest that you stock
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This post may include affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. If you’re looking to travel, get out of debt, or splurge on a caseload of dark chocolate, you have to regularly take care of your money. You’re stopping yourself from that dream vacation with fancy drinks on the beach or whatever dream you may have on
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This post may include affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. The first step to save money on groceries is to waste less food. Also, you have to start being more proactive about what you eat each day. How often do you put it off? In fact, how many times have you said you’d print
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How would you like a simple go-to meal to get food on the table quickly? It would be fantastic! Right? So what is stopping you from doing so? You can spend less money by eating a no-fuss, home cooked meal. That’s a no-brainer. I believe most people who say they can’t fit making simple meals
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