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I was thinking about excessive clutter today. You know, that stuff just didn’t get dropped into your home by the Tooth Fairy. At some point, you walked into a store, put it into a shopping cart, paid for it, and brought it home. Lather, rinse, repeat. And repeat, and repeat. What’s up with that, dear […] Read more…
Business Planning is Fun Again with a Vision Board When you think of a business plan, you probably think of pages of text and graphs and boring stats and numbers. You know, the kind of thing you’d nervously push across the desk to a bank officer in hopes of securing a loan. I don’t know […] Read more…
What exactly is a she-cession as opposed to a regular recession? Good question, I’m glad you asked. As you may have heard (I’m joking here!) – 2020 has sent various curveballs our way. One of the biggest curveballs being COVID-19 that sent ripples through the world and the majority of our lifestyles. Yes, it’s definitely […] Read more…
What I Wish I’d Learned About Financial Independence Twenty Years Ago By Sydney Everson If I had a time machine to go back and talk to myself as a younger woman, there’s a lot of advice I’d give myself. Hey girl, I’d say if I was trying to sound cool (and failing), go easy on […] Read more…
Thinking about the women I’ve known in my life, it seems like they mostly fall into two camps – women who always have money on hand and those who scrimp and struggle with money. I don’t know about you darlin’, but I definitely want to be in the first group, and for the most part, […] Read more…
Unhealthy money behaviors can really cause serious problems in your life and particularly in your marriage. Some of them are bad enough that they would be considered toxic money behaviors. They can really wreck your life unless you find a way to get them under control. Let’s see if any of these behaviors look familiar: […] Read more…
Earlier this year, I was able to retire from my 9-5 job at the age of just 58. That’s at least 7 years earlier than I would have normally retired at the age of 65. That was a sweet feeling, I’ll tell you. The reason I was able to retire so early was because I […] Read more…
Keeping spending under control can be a difficult impulse to control. Especially if, like me, you have a bit of a shopping addiction. Nowadays, we are absolutely bombarded with advertisements flashing the latest and greatest products. These ads are specifically targeted to make us want to spend more and more. Sometimes, it can be hard […] Read more…
Getting a good deal on a car – either a new car or a used one, can be a long and challenging process. I’ve talked about it a length in a previous post – How to Negotiate a Good Deal on a Car. However, I now have a new resource to help you get the […] Read more…
I am guest-posting this week for my friend Charissa over at Cook with a Shoe. She is running a whole series on the side hustle and she asked me to write about my experiences with side hustles. Here is my post about Fiverr and I’m working on another one about being a Pinterest VA (Virtual Assistant). […] Read more…
An online shopping addiction can be a real problem for your finances. Actually, ANY kind of shopping addiction can be a real problem for your finances, but online shopping is SO easy, it can get out of hand very quickly. All it takes is a few clicks and you can really blow your budget for […] Read more…
If you have kids, one of the main worries you have is how you’re going to be paying for college for them. College costs have been increasing wildly. So many kids are starting out their lives with huge student loans dragging them down. Or worse, many parents are putting their home or retirement savings at […] Read more…
This is the second post in our New Year’s Motivation series. After weight loss, I think people’s #2 resolution is to recover from their holiday debt, and learn how to manage your money. I feel it certainly is a worthy goal. To me, managing your money is less about getting rich and more about ensuring […] Read more…
OK my lovelies – the holiday season is officially over. The turkey has been eaten, the presents unwrapped, the decorations are ready to go back in their boxes, and it’s time for the Christmas bills to start arriving. If you have done significant overspending during this holiday, this is the part you have been dreading, […] Read more…
I know most people prefer to give gift cards for holidays and birthdays. It certainly is faster and easier than choosing a gift for someone and in some cases, I do think they make sense. But just as a common practice I almost never give gift cards or money. There’s a big difference between […] Read more…