Personal Finance

Mistakes are not exactly enjoyable, especially when they lead to bad debt, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a silver lining to be found. We often lament that if we knew then what we know now, if we could it all over again, if we just done this instead of that; and it always leads […] More

Everyone makes money mistakes; everyone. Even if you think that you are the best when it comes to managing your money with intelligence and with an educated mind, you still make money mistakes. Every single time you buy a latte at Starbucks, it’s a money mistake. Sure it’s only $4, but it’s also something like […] More

At the end of the day, nothing compares to cash in an emergency fund when something unexpected occurs. Cash in an emergency fund can ease the ramifications of financial burden when something unexpected happens, which is why it’s so frequently referred to as an emergency fund. Many financial experts recommend that every family start with […] More

Enlisting the help of a financial advisor is often something that we should do. As a whole, we are not all that good at managing our money. Seriously, just take a look at the statistics that show how many Americans are in debt, the country itself and how uneducated most of us are when it […] More

Money is such a touchy subject for so many, and for good reason. Nothing makes me bristle more than hearing someone drop prices in conversation, whether they are talking about the price they paid as if bragging that they can afford something expensive or even talking about how much they saved on a specific item. […] More

It seems that in today’s economy people are writing more and more articles about money and always asking the age old question “does it buy happiness?” And most of these articles are focusing on how money doesn’t buy happiness. I happen to agree with this sentiment for the most part. Actually I did write an […] More

Today I saved $1700 when I was shopping at Neiman Marcus for a pair of Christian Louboutin heels to wear this weekend on a trip my husband and I are taking to New York City, as well as a gorgeous new dress. I mean, seriously; aren’t you about as green as you can possibly get […] More

Being a homeowner is one of the most amazing feelings in the world; trust me. I didn’t fully recognize this when I built my first home with my husband 10 years ago. I was just excited to have a house at all – and we made so many mistakes. We were 19 and 20 when […] More

There is never enough time in the day, and we often find ourselves looking for more of it where we can. We are, so many of us, so bad at managing our time. We waste so much of it on trivial things such as social media, games and simple distractions, therefore making it impossible for […] More