Let's face it. Most people don't have access to a financial advisor. And if they do, those financial advisors may not take into account the human side of managing money - like how spending, saving, and stressing about it actually makes us feel. Cue the Nav.it money coaches. We've long been answering money questions in the app, but now you can write into our money coaches. Read More
A brief look at why one low income person doesn't budget groceries and why she encourages you to trust your gut when it comes to decisions that affect your money. 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
So, vaccine trial data from Pfizer shows 90% efficacy - wow. This is a truly big moment for every one of us because if this is true, then it means we can slowly begin to reopen the world. Read More
While financial purpose seems like an abstract concept, taking the time to reflect on where you distribute your hard-earned cash is an excellent method of self-discovery to determine how you show up in the world. I am a mother, an entrepreneur, a woman, a traveler and a daughter. I believe my money represents me and is yet another little piece of power I have to influence the world around me. I want to make it count. Read More
From freelancers to service workers, a large part of our job sector is hourly jobs or ones that don’t have a guaranteed amount of hours or fixed pay. This can make budgeting extra complicated. How do you budget when you don’t even know how much you’ll earn in a month?Â
Like all things money, you need to figure out how to alter traditional money advice to your unique situation. Luckily, I’ve already lived that for you and I’m going to pass along my most simple way to organize a budget without predictable income. Read More
In order to improve our finances, we have to know where our money is going and learn how to manage it. One helpful way in taking back control of our financial future is talking to a Money Coach. Read More
Half of the job of the financial coach is to be there when the person ‘fails’, and help them see they can still keep moving towards their end goal. Just like life, you’ll have bumps and bruises on the road to happiness, resilience training is to know what to do in the bad times as much as the good. Read More
I wish I could say the reason we started this process was some enlightened drive to build wealth, but the truth of it is, like many others we were suffocating under the weight of our debt. Read More
I had no kids, no rent to pay, no car payments to make, no bills from debt, and somehow no savings. My family has always been supportive and didn’t charge me to live with them. It was a huge benefit financially, but I wasn't getting anywhere... That is until my worst birthday to date. Read More