Like any good millennial, I’m in to podcasts. If you’re not a millennial (my website analytics tell me that I’m quite popular with the over-60 crowd. Hi, Mom and Dad!) and don’t know what a podcast is, it’s basically on-demand (think Netflix) talk radio. Because I have a roughly hour commute two days per week, it’s nice to use that time wisely to learn a few new things. Rare are…
A few weeks ago, I shared how much I enjoy working with my financial planner and I also made a quick mention of the financial planner I had been working with prior to him. Let’s just say it wasn’t a good match. While this particular financial planner is fantastic for some people I know, she just, simply put, did not work for me. As women, many of us gain a sense…
I actually wrote this post on my phone while on the plane ride home on Spirit, mainly because I didn’t want to get my laptop out of my bag and wanted to write while it was still fresh in my mind. I hope you enjoy! For as much as I usually love it, January lasted approximately 800 years this year and I needed an escape. What I did not need,…
It amazes me how many people who are otherwise very intelligent don’t have a professional helping them with their finances. We see professionals for health reasons and to get our hair colored.. Why not something that will literally impact you for the rest of your life? I met Jordan Smith a few months ago when I decided to switch away from a financial planner I’d been working with for a…
Oy, unpopular opinion much? It seems as though every millennial you talk to is somehow in the process of starting his/her own business with the hope to eventually take it full time. While I openly admit that this was once my plan and trajectory, thinking back on it, I realized my intentions for this were not altogether pure. If you have drank the millennial “you must be self employed by…
If there is one thing I’ve learned from my years of schooling (19 to be exact), it’s this: the moment you feel like you’ve learned it all, you’re doomed to failure. I may be a so-called “authority” on certain topics, but I hope to never consider myself an expert. There is always more you can learn. So, when I got the idea for this post, I asked my dad to…
I have to say, I take so much pleasure in people realizing what I complete cheapskate I am, because my life really is extravagant in so many ways. The reason for this is that I cut expenses in other ways that free up money for some fun things like (albeit affordable and practical) travel. Here is my list of what I do to keep costs down, so that fun things…