Yup, it's possible to do both, and at the same time too. For all you environmental junkies, tree huggers, nature lovers, and ecofreaks, we support you and your wallets. The increasing pressure of a changing climate and a dying planet continue to threaten our livelihood, the livelihood of other species, and our peace of mind.... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season. Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Break, and of course New Years will wrap up our 2019 year. It's all so exciting, most people probably won't get anything done at work this week (I know I'm already in vacation mode).... Continue Reading →
Let's admit it, life is expensive as hell. Somehow it seems to get more and more expensive as we grow older. As our incomes go up, so do our expenses. We tend to justify new and exciting purchases based on that concept. The only troubling part about that concept is, even after our incomes go... Continue Reading →
Many people use these two words interchangeably. It's common to think they mean the same thing. To be fair, there is some overlap, but the essential difference lies in your mentality. Your relationship with money is what determines whether you are wealthy versus rich. Rich Versus Wealthy Before we break down the difference, let's establish... Continue Reading →
Well, actually, you should do both. We purchase insurance on just about everything we own. Our phones and TV's, our houses and cars, our health and our pets. And for a good reason! Typically, we pay a lot of money for these things. We like to own stuff, but we loathe the prospect of losing... Continue Reading →
Swipe left, swipe right, swipe up. We swipe all day long, and by the end of this article, the word "swipe" is going to sound very odd in your head. What about your credit cards? We swipe those all too frequently. In fact, the United States has swiped away over $1 trillion in credit card... Continue Reading →
Budgeting is an important part of managing your finances. It is the ultimate groundwork to becoming financially independent and financially literate. If you don't build a solid ground floor to your house, chances are it will all come crashing down. The same is true with budgeting. Creating a budget is creating the ground floor to... Continue Reading →
Do you consider yourself a planner? Are you organized and take satisfaction from knowing everything has its place, its purpose, and inherent value? Usually these types of people tend to be the most successful. They take notes on their daily lives, organize their documents in an easy-to-access fashion, and create to-do lists before they start... Continue Reading →
For those of you on dating apps like hinge and bumble, you might be familiar with some of the prompts you can answer and post to your public profile. They are designed to cultivate meaningful conversation with the expectation that two strangers can connect intellectually, rather than objective appearance. One of these questions is (or... Continue Reading →
Actually, these aren't new concepts. You definitely do NOT want to abide by these rules when driving around town, but, I'm not talking about traffic now am I? There is a lot of speculation about a looming recession. The markets are at all-time highs and trade war articles don't stop flooding news feeds. We are... Continue Reading →
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