My first key hard-earned takeaways for nav.ing the financial burden of the holidays became:
1) Make Your Lists throughout the year
2) Start buying early
3) Leverage presents from your children
4) Gift investments
5) Bake cookies
6) Throw a party with a potluck
7) Rely on the extended family. Read More
Don't let family, money, work, or other stressors ruin your holidays. Celebrate with these tips and tricks for managing holiday stress. Read More
We break down steps you can take so you can save more and stress less for the expenses of a holiday season. Read More
Use of social media platforms like TikTok impact spending habits. Here's how to spot it and strategies to limit the negative financial impact. Read More
July 4th falls on a Monday this year, which means that many retailers are running sales all weekend long. However,... Read More
You don't need to be rich to take a vacation. There are plenty of ways to travel on a budget (and for free). You just need to get creative, strategic, and intentional with your travel funds (and all your money in general). Here are some tried and true tips and tricks for affording travel. Read More
Halloween savings hacks: save on the spookiest holiday with these tips and tricks to save more and spend less on costumes, candy, and more. Read More
These are the top 20 money resolutions for the new year. I reached out to the top personal finance bloggers to get their suggestions of what money goals should make it on your list. Here’s the verdict straight from the pros.
1) Max out your IRA
2) Pay off Debt
3) Be self-aware with money
4) 6 month emergency fund
5) Start with a $1,000 emergency fund
6) Max out HSA
7) Start investing
8) Boost your income
9) Automate it.
10) Save more than you spend. Read More