by Gayle Evezich | Nov 14, 2019 | How-to Budget, Savings, Spending Habits |
Having a stash of money for emergencies is one of the most important steps on the road to financial success. An emergency fund reduces stress and can help you avoid financial disaster when unexpected expenses pop up. With emergency funds, you avoid accruing debt when...
by Jasmin | Sep 12, 2019 | Budgeting, Lifestyle, Spending Habits, Spending Habits |
Dear Team, My wife and I recently adopted a dog. After our first visit to an emergency vet we quickly realized how expensive these visits can be. Now that she is ok and we received the credit card bill the financial reality has set in. My question is how can we best...
by Brent Lyle | Sep 12, 2019 | Budgeting, Lifestyle, Spending Habits, Spending Habits |
One of my least favorite things in the financial wellness industry is how we collectively assume the surrender of a daily latte will solve financial problems. Search personal finance articles online and you are certain to find financial experts and politicians alike...
by Gayle Evezich | Mar 5, 2019 | Budgeting, Psychology of Money, Spending Habits
Have you ever purchased something you really didn’t intend on buying and then later on, couldn’t figure out why you did it? Maybe you were shopping with friends and decided on a whim to make an expensive purchase, or maybe you were out for dinner with some...
by Nicole Frankowski | Nov 30, 2017 | Budgeting, Debt, How-to Budget, Preventing Future Debt, Spending Habits
For as much as people complain about budgeting it’s a miracle we aren’t all up to our necks in debt… oh yeah, we are. Budgeting is like exercise. Nobody wants to do it, but we all need to. And just like exercise, not one type of budgeting is for everyone. You have to...
by Nicole Frankowski | Nov 29, 2017 | Budgeting, Debt, How-to Pay off Debt, Lifestyle, Psychology of Money, Spending Habits
I have to warn you. My snark meter is high right now. There are several reasons for this. The topic of the day, being one of them. Of all the groups of people that I encounter, the...
