Raise your hand if you love random facts. Keep them up if you love money facts. Seriously, I dig me some randomness, but these are just crazy. After reading this list, you will probably never look at money the same way. Zero trees are cut down every year to make money. Yep, turns out our bills are a linen and… Read More
1/3 Rule: Be a budget fashionista
Today’s post is for my fashionista friends who love to shop. This post is for those that love quality instead of quantity items. The “one third rule” might be for you. One time I went shopping at an outlet mall and found myself buying clothes because it was such a good deal. I couldn’t help it. I got back to… Read More
20 Books To Read In Your 20’s
I love reading. So much so that I find myself reading 2-3 books at a time. Not the most effective but hey, that’s how I roll. Let’s get into this post. Here are 20 books I highly recommend every 20-something year old read (in no particular order). “Who Moved My Cheese?” Adorable, short and to the point a must read if… Read More
5 Money Goals To Conquer In Your 20s
Raise your hand if you are a 20-something trying to figure life out. Yep, me too! Your 20s are an interesting time in your life: going on countless dates, pursuing a college degree, multiple 2007 Britney Spears moments, figuring out what the heck your career will be, quarter-life crises (oh yes, these things are real!), self-discovery (turns out it’s never-ending),… Read More
A Coffee Addict’s Guide to Getting Your Fix on a Budget
Anyone that knows me will attest that I drink a whole lot of coffee. Between studying to get into nursing school and working crazy hours in the emergency room, what’s a girl supposed to do?! It didn’t take me very long to realize that my coffee addiction was hindering my goal of building my savings. I knew something had to give, and it… Read More
Are credit cards worth it?
Do you ever watch the show “Fatal Attraction?” I am fascinated by this show! It shows people that have potentialy fatal pets, typically big cats. I love this show because it always begins and ends the same way. They get this adorable tiger cub and bottle feed it until it’s an adult. They play with the tiger, the snuggle the… Read More
Why networking is magical- if done correctly!
Raise your hand if you have ever been told “you should network.” What the hell does that actually mean? It took me 24 years to actually understand why this is so important. Two year ago I started taking networking seriously… the result? Fabulous connections that help me, connect me with people I need to know, and send business my way. … Read More
Where to begin? 5 tips to help you jumpstart your financial journey
You’re a millennial. You want to take on the world, travel, eventually buy a home, build up your savings and start paying off the ungodly amount of student loan debt you have. You’re eager to get started on a financial plan and start taking back control of your life. You are sick of feeling burdened by the debt you have…. Read More
Car Payments Suck: What A 16 Year Old Taught Me
Last weekend, my adorable, smart, 16-year-old sister reminded me of a very valuable personal finance principle. Truly, live within your means. She doesn’t have a car, but she works 25-30 hours a week. Frankly, my mom, brother, and sister are sick of driving her around and she wanted a bit of independence. She had been saving money for a while… Read More
Guest Post: The Lazy Man’s Way to Invest
The author of this post is Tony Huynh. Tony is a grad from Boise State University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. He works as an Account Manager. In his free time, he is the face behind Good Guy Health, a website that provides healthy recipes, workouts and inspiration in a very unique and fun way. Investing. If you want to make the… Read More