Fall In Love With Finance: September 30-Day Money Challenge
Fall is the perfect season to fall in love and clean up your finances for back-to-school hubbub and the looming holiday chaos. While you may still be sun tanning in September #climatechange — this 30-day money challenge will inspire you to take more ownership over your personal finances and give you a better picture of where you are when it comes to your wallet.
How We Saved A $10k Emergency Fund
Having an emergency fund, or a rainy day fund, is an essential part of any responsible personal finance plan. Here is how we saved $10k in our fully funded emergency fund.
4 Steps To Take When You’re Starting To Get Your Financial Shit Together
Taking control of your finances is exciting and powerful. You’re about to take a big step in improving your life. While it may be a new chapter in your life, it can also be an overwhelming and intimidating one… at first. Cut back on uncertainty and start working on your financial situation in an effective way when you follow these four steps.
5 Financial Triggers And How To Overcome Them
Triggered. We hear this word everywhere nowadays. Despite Fox News bullying liberal millennial “snowflakes” for being emotionally intelligent, the word “triggered,” is valid. Especially when you have experienced trauma in your life. Financial trauma not withstanding. A trigger is a reminder of a past trauma. This reminder can cause a person to feel overwhelming sadness, anxiety, or panic. It may also cause someone to have flashbacks (goodtherapy.org). Here are 5 financial triggers and how to overcome them.
Coronavirus and the ‘Poor’
Personal finance is my passion and my joy. I love helping people-- that’s why I do this. I once knew next to nothing about money besides I should probably have a checking account. Now, I’m focused on building a business and generational wealth. Then the Coronavirus hit.
Forcing Your Kids To Go To College Is Stupid
In a perfect world, you’d grow up with financially stable parents. Your parents saved your entire life for you to go to the college of your dreams. You graduate with a degree, and go into the career of your choice. You then make $59k salary that the statistics promised you. You’d have no student loan debt, you’d get a job in your chosen field a week after graduation, and you’d be livin’ the life.
Reality check.
That lifestyle is right up there with unicorns and cotton-candy clouds for the majority of Americans. Most Millennials and Gen-Zers were raised with this rose-colored idea preached to them by society, but without the actual reality of a loaded 529 saving account and a field-of-study that guarantees a lucrative career.
6 PROVEN Ways To Pay Off Debt On A Low Income
Since graduating college in 2015, I’ve held lower income jobs. Now as a new business owner, most of my money is spent on building my company and a CPA that will ensure I’m in good graces with the IRS come tax season. Lower income earners have a vastly different experience becoming financially stable than high income earners. Our methods, timelines, and views on financial freedom are different. Becoming debt free on a low income is possible, and with the right determination. When you’re on the lower end of the tax bracket, knowing how to tackle debt effectively can seem overwhelming and impossible. Here are 6 proven ways to pay off debt on a low Income:
4 Reasons You’re Failing At Rover
Since being public about the love I have for this side hustle, I’ve been getting more questions about it. One of the biggest: How can I make as much money as you? Here are 4 mistakes I see in the Rover world and how to fix them. I hope this helps you in your pursuit of more cash while using this app!
Toxic Money Habits And Actionable Steps To Reverse Them NOW
This Halloween don’t let toxic habits kill your financial wellbeing. We all have ways we can be better, especially where money is concerned. Below, I’ve listed 5 toxic habits and how you can take steps to fix them now!