As we approach the New Year and start thinking of new goals, I’ve started to reflect on my personal finance journey thus far and my goal of being debt free by 2018. To give you some background, I started my journey to become debt free last year (2016) and within 18 months of embarking on… Keep Reading
The Art of Letting Go
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure and disclaimer policy for more information. This past weekend I did a mini “Fall cleaning” around my apartment and was able to part with two items. One was a coat that I hadn’t worn in forever and the other was my beloved bike AKA “Betty the… Keep Reading
Why Interest Matters
Whether it be a student loan, a new car, credit cards, or a mortgage, it’s easy to fall into the trap of purchasing something or opening a line of credit just because you can afford the monthly payments. I use the word trap because, sometimes, we tend to have a hard time conceptualizing the full… Keep Reading
E*Trade Education Day – Event Review
This past weekend I attended E*Trade’s FREE Education Day here in NYC! I received notice about the event via an email blast E*Trade sent to all their existing customers (I have an old account with them that I’m not using). Within the email I was able to register for event and could forward the invite… Keep Reading
3 Personal Finance Podcasts to Listen to on the Go
I’m a podcast junky and I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting podcasts to listen to when I’m on the go. While I haven’t found a ton of interesting personal finance podcasts to listen to, I have found a few that I listen to religiously. In no particular order, here are three personal… Keep Reading
Top 3 MUST Read Personal Finance Books!
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure and disclaimer policy for more information. Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE to read. I am the quintessential bookworm. I read on the train, in bed, while riding my skateboard, while doing push-ups, basically I read any and everywhere I get the chance. I love… Keep Reading
401(k) Retirement Account – 5 things to Consider
Understanding your 401k may seem like a daunting task, and rightly so. These retirement websites and HR portals seem to speak a foreign language when it comes to retirement with terms like Asset Class, YTD, annualized and cumulative returns. Just researching the terms can take hours upon hours that many of us don’t have. So… Keep Reading
Online Savings Accounts
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure and disclaimer policy for more information. Automate, automate, automate! I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase before when it comes to everything from scheduling your student loan payments to paying the cable bill, but have you ever considered automating your savings? Or if you already automate your savings… Keep Reading
Bonus Time! To Save or to Splurge? That is the Question!
It’s that time of the year again! You know, performance reviews and bonus talk time! As the meeting requests start to trickle in and the closed door conversations with your boss or team come to an end, you may find yourself wondering what you should do with all your new cash (in some instances, Christmas… Keep Reading
10 Reasons Why You’re Still Broke
Do you always wonder why you have a negative balance in your bank account? Can’t figure out why you haven’t broken out of the paycheck to paycheck rat race? If this sounds all too familiar then chances are that at least one of these following ten reasons will apply to you: 1.) You keep dipping… Keep Reading