Today is #FinHealthMatters Day! I’m excited to participate in a contest sponsored by CFSI and FinCon18 focusing on student financial health, so let’s talk COLLEGE! As I thought about higher… Read more »
It’s a new year and by now you’ve gotten your first 1-2 paychecks and should be steady state with your income, expenses and overall budget. One of the most common… Read more »
Happy New Year! The holidays bring an overindulgence of many things, including spending in addition to eating. When January rolls around, a lot of folks have motivation to change their… Read more »
In the last couple years with a growing toddler, we’ve discovered the joy of season passes and annual memberships. I’ve alluded to this in other posts (How I Avoided Dropping… Read more »
About a month ago, I heard about an “Extreme Couponing” seminar on the radio and decided to attend because it was FREE. At the very least, it would be a… Read more »
This will be my toddler’s 4th Christmas already, wow, time flies! Which means I could be spending another $50+ on Santa photos, rounding out the total to over $200 during… Read more »
It has begun. My not-even-3-year-old started preschool, and almost as soon as he did, so did the dreaded birthday party invites for classmates I barely knew (and whose parents I… Read more »
Credit cards can be a useful tool and don’t have to be something for you to avoid. If used properly, they can provide plenty of benefits. Abused, and they can… Read more »
Over a year ago I was in a frenzied financial book-reading phase. I read several books, as fast as once a month (that was fast for me ha). I felt… Read more »
A while back, a financial follower friend asked for college savings advice and I’m finally turning it into a blog post! Q: Talk to me about parents and paying for… Read more »