I resented the debt for years before finally deciding I could consciously make the decision to change. I was able to pay off my debt in 18 months working as a nurse. Here are my five keys to financial wellness. Read More
Here are 7 smart ways to manage the money from your stimulus check. Read More
We rounded up the best advice and strategies for talking money in a relationship from financial experts and other couples managing their money. With this wisdom, you'll be on track to survive financial stress. Read More
We’re not telling you to make a resolution. We’re here to increase your odds of succeeding and improving your financial resilience with a plan. Here are the 6 simple steps to increase your financial security and resiliency in the New Year. Read More
Here is an exercise and example of how you can use your everyday financial decisions to influence the world you want for the future. There are essentially four ways we use money, and, as an example, I’ll use climate change (of course, you can do this exercise with whatever your top priority is): Spend, Give, Invest, Save. Read More
I made a lot of mistakes in dealing with money. Some of the worse ones involved dealing with creditors and things in collections. I was so annoyed and scared by the phone calls I was getting. I was quick to kick phone calls to voicemail, and never touched the mounting STACKS of unopened bills. I let my fear paralyze me.
Here are some things I wish I knew back when creditors kept calling. Read More
This year I decided to educate myself on all things taxes and break it down into easy manageable steps. Since I believe in sharing the wealth, I’ve compiled my learnings into a tax guide so you can get your taxes done like a boss and get back to your birthright of Netflixing. Read More
Planning Ahead: From Finances to Feelings, How Estate Planning Can Help You Cope with Loss and Grief
I want to highlight the lessons I learned as the almost-fiancé of a wonderful man who died too early, so others don’t make the same mistakes. Mistakes that I and those impacted by his death only corrected because we lost him, not because we were financially responsible. I highlight two main points: know their wishes and know their assets. Read More
By focusing on what you’re grateful for, you’ll reap financial, physical, and psychological benefits that will make you feel more fulfilled when it comes to your money. So get to work on your mindset and don’t forget that you can track it and your financial wellness with the nav.it money app. Read More
It has been eight months now since we began our debt-free journey. It is Labor Day weekend and my husband is away working. This is just another sacrifice in a long list of them since we started paying down debt. I keep reminding myself that if we sacrifice time now, we’ll have that much more time together later. Read More