Do you have college age kids? Do you remember being a college-aged kid yourself? Chances are likely that you can relate to how financially unsavvy college-aged kids can be. There are outliers, but most college-aged kids know very little about personal finance, and end up making expensive mistakes. Some of you may relate to the freebies […]
How to Create Family Savings Goals
Disclosure: This blog post was written for The Momiverse, pursuant to their engagement by brightpeak financial. All views expressed are entirely my own, and were not influenced or directed by either the Momiverse or brightpeak financial. In our house saving money is a family affair. One of the main goals of my own personal financial […]
Balance Spending and Paying off Debt
Despite the fact that I write a personal finance blog, getting out of debt has not been an overnight process. I often read stories of people paying off anywhere from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt in a year or less. These stories make me scratch my head because it’s clear they […]
6 Financial Steps to Take After Marriage
The wedding cake is eaten, the relatives have all gone home, and thank you cards have been written. You are newly married. So what do you do now? Well now is the perfect time in your marriage to plan for your future, specifically your financial future. And there are many steps you should take to […]
My Financial New Years Resolutions for 2012
Now that it is the New Year I’ve been thinking about what I can do to make more money, you know, other than getting another job or my daughter and I giving up our weekly Starbucks. After all, we need our weekly Starbucks. **wink, wink** (No really. We need our weekly Starbucks.) The key to […]
5 Reasons to Ask your Spouse for a Money Date
This is a guest post by Christian of Money Obedience, a virtual financial coach that offers a free budget planner. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to the MoneyObedience RSS feed. I call a “money date”a date with your partner that focuses on making joint decisions around money. You make a date with […]
