Back in 2013, I bought 25 shares of Tesla stock. I remember seeing electric cars starting to pop up around my neighborhood at the time and thought they were so cool! Like most beginning investors, I checked the stock price every 15 minutes after making the trade. (Actually that’s a lie -- I probably checked the prices every 5 minutes! 🤣). My $1,350 investment in
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Why You Need an Investment Diary (With a Backup!)
Digging through my old emails, I found this one I sent to my brother five years ago... > On May 27, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Joel <@gmail.com> wrote: > Good news: We have signed all closing documents and transferred closing money to the escrow account. Just waiting for confirmation that all was settled correctly. We are officially homeowners as of 5/27/15! > Bad
A Dog’s Guide to Personal Finance 🐕
Happy Friday, you stunningly beautiful and handsome people! (I don't know what you actually look like in real life, but when I close my eyes and imagine, you're all gorgeous!) Today's guest poster -- Jesse from the Best Interest blog -- learned all his personal finance knowledge from his dog! Just kidding -- Jesse has a natural gift for breaking down complex personal finance
“My financial journey began when my father passed away 1.5 yrs ago”
Morning, fam! So we got this entry into our giveaway-palooza last week (winners listed here btw), and after reading it I couldn't help but pry a little and share her story ;) Here's her original note below, followed by my peppering of questions which led to a bunch of great tips and resources from Kylee. Hope this helps you along your own journey! J-MONAY! Good
10 Ways to Help You Get Closer To Your Best Life
Morning!! So continuing our trend of sharing great ideas from the community this week, here's a handful more tips and ways to *think* about things differently today. More so around life and being a better person than finances, but of course they're all intertwined when it comes to Living Your Best Life. I hope you find something here that resonates with you!! If you
The time will pass anyway
A quick reminder today: Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. - Earl Nightingale The next week, month, year is going to come no matter what we do - might as well go after what we really want in life!! Take one small step towards it this weekend and get the ball rolling... Make a phone call Do a
A New Year’s Secret
Most people don't know this, but I promise it's true. A fairy once told me, Now I pass it on to you! He flew into my bedroom, late one New Year's Eve, to tell me The Secret, which I was thrilled to receive. He said "when the clock hits 12, and the old year's replaced, it's time to start fresh! All fails get erased!" I couldn't believe it, these words that I
“Inhale confidence, exhale doubt”
Caught that quote at the end of an email from a reader (thx Nikeya!) and been trying to practice it all week :) When I'm walking down the street after a tough morning... "Inhale confidence, exhale doubt" When I'm wrangling my kids away from the toy section mid-breakdown... "Inhale confidence, exhale doubt" When I'm battling stores to get my long lost furniture I
Let’s use up those forgotten gift cards!
Morning! So today is not National Use Your Gift Card Day, but I just learned that it's a thing (celebrated January 18th in 2020), and rather than wait for that glorious day to come I thought we'd kick off the party early since EVERY DAY is a great day to cash in those forgotten gifts ;) And forgotten is an understatement as apparently we give up close to $1 BILLION of
Things you can do that rich people do
Here's a list of everything you can do whether you've got millions in the bank or not. So, basically, it's a list of things to do with no money. Might want to bookmark this one for whenever you're feeling down :) Go on a walk Go on a hike Go out dancing Play some sports Play some games Travel somewhere new Eat somewhere new Make some friends Make
