So, I thought it was high time to re-post this guest post from April 2017 for a few reasons. First, student loans are all the buzz once again this year now that COVID is CLEARLY going to have a huge affect on higher education not only in 2020-2021 but (I would imagine) forever. I also wanted to re-post this because my guest bloggers were on a podcast (Mary is always…
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…
[wysija_form id=”1″] I’m going to just start off with a disclaimer: These are NOT “get rich quick” solutions. Making money takes work. Why in tarnation we’ve come away from this idea is beyond me. Are there plenty of people out there who earn thousands in passive income? Sure, but I would bet that the passive income came after months, if not years, of nose-to-the-grindstone work. Even people who are in…