A short list of things that make me just as happy in life: I'm just as happy... going for walks as I am to the movies I’m just as happy… wearing used clothes as I am new clothes I’m just as happy… eating pb&js as I am going to restaurants I'm just as happy... going to a friend's house as I am a concert I’m just as happy… drinking beer at home as I am at
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“I crossed $1M in 2016, and then $2M in 2019!”
Mornin'! Here's a snapshot of someone's money who recently emailed me, along with some pretty graphs and spreadsheets to gawk over ;) Been a while since we featured one of these, and always fun to peer into someone else's $$$! Especially when we're talking at levels like this! The first part here is all about the numbers, and the 2nd part is the *how* of it all - after I
The ol’ “Picture in The Wallet” Trick
I don't know who made this, but they're my favorite person of the month: Haha... So ridiculous and genius at the same time! :) And it probably WORKS!! Because it gets you to STOP and think for a second before whipping out that card and spending away out of habit vs intention. Others might prefer pictures of beaches or dream homes/careers to remind them to keep
Your mission this week: Save an extra $100!
What up, what up! It's America Saves Week - Ahhhhhhhh!! That time of year when all us $$$ nerds hold hands and sing budgety songs throughout the internet! ;) Which I actually tried to record for you this morning, but wouldn't you know it the dang mic broke midway through and we lost the recordings, womp womp... So instead you'll just have to read these fine words I'm
10 Ways to Woo on Budget 💙
Happy almost Valentine's Day! If you're a scrambler like me and don't like doing the more traditional stuff on this day, I've got you covered :) After all, The difference between a $20 steak and a $55 steak? February 14th! Haha... We're no suckers! Fun (and frugal) ways to woo your significant other this V-Day: Set up camp in your living room! Pop a tent, gather
Saving up for something? Buy the stock first!
Today's a quickie but goodie for you ;) I've heard of buying stocks from places you love and use every day (in fact, I did this myself back in the day!), but never thought of buying the stocks *instead* of the product before. Or at least while you're saving up for it... From Chandrashekhar on our post about controversial finance beliefs: If you’re planning a large
What are some of your controversial personal finance beliefs?
Answered this question on Twitter last year, then got re-sucked back into it all again when it bubbled back up randomly this morning ;) Now passing it on to you to give your brain a work out! Haha... Here were my answers to it, and then I'll list out some others from the community I found interesting as well... Maybe you have some controversial beliefs of your
Cheat Sheet on “The Automatic Millionaire”
Mornin'! So if you've never read the classic $$$ book, "The Automatic Millionaire" by David Bach, today you luck out and get a cheat sheet on it to tide you over until you wise up ;) The winner of it from our giveaway just emailed me saying she devoured it in two days and it's now one of her top 3 favorite finance books (as it is mine!), and then proceeded to tell me
8 Money Challenges For The New Year!
Morning!! Christmas treat you alright this year? :) Did you do good and NOT think about money at all throughout it? Either way - time to get back to business and up our game in the New Year! To help with that, here are some of my favorite Money Challenges to consider as you're making plans and setting up goals... Sometimes making a game out of it can keep you
Do you ever USE your Emergency Fund? What for?
We all know it's smart to have money saved up for emergencies, but what exactly constitutes an "emergency" these days? And do you ever feel bad when pulling from it even when emergencies DO come up? (I do!! Which makes no sense at all since it's literally what they're set up for!!) Been thinking about this a lot since my girl Lisa dropped a bomb on
