I started this series for months just like this one. Months when things are so busy it never really occurs to me to sit down and write, much less think of something to write about. And my reading for the month is a good reflection of this month. A lot of things got started but … Continue reading
Growing up I was lucky to believe life was pretty much the same for boys and girls. So much so that even as I got older I never really identified with ‘women’s issues’. For better or worse, I’ve lost my youthful innocence and the books I’m reading this month were a reminder of how … Continue reading
It’s easy to have a routine. In the winter, especially with kids, it’s easy to do the same thing most weekdays and the same things most weekends. For the past couple fo months I’ve been making an effort lately to try new things, and have found that one new thing leads to another. Here are … Continue reading
The tricky thing about personal finance is that no one thing works for everyone. With the exception of spending less than you earn, what works for one person might not to work for another. Not to mention that everyone has a different income, different expenses, is at a different life stage and has different goals. … Continue reading
Welcome to month two of Wine At Nine. If you want to know more about this series, check out last month’s post. We’re at the stage of winter where I really wish we had booked a warm weather vacation. I hope you are staying warm. Keystone Habits In The Power of Habit, Duhigg spends a … Continue reading
After writing about resilience last week, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I can learn from How Resilience Works to use in our financial life. Can I use the resilience framework to evaluate our financial lives or to make our finances more resilient? After all, when we talk about emergency funds and retirement savings, saving for college … Continue reading
Many years ago now, I was living in Europe working for a company I had been at since graduating from college. I’d been abroad for well over a year and was feeling a little stuck. I’d made a commitment to work abroad for 2 years and by this time I knew there was no way … Continue reading
I’m working on a series of profiles and interviews to encourage people to talk about their finances. My hope is that as these interviews go on you will learn a little, recognize someone in a similar situation to yourself, and also realize that even people who are very different can still have similar financial issues and … Continue reading
This is a new post style I am trying out. When I was in grad school I hosted a regular event for some friends called “Wine at Nine”. The idea was that after we had done most of our studying for the night we would get together and chat about whatever was on our minds, … Continue reading
If there is one thing I wish I had learned about earlier in my financial journey, it is the Balanced Money Formula. This budget helped me realize that it is ok to have fun money, regardless of your income. It served me well when I was single with student loan, car, and mortgage debt. It … Continue reading
My amazing grandmother will turn 94 years young this year. As she is the person who first got me interested in saving money for a rainy day and investing in the stock market, I have been meaning to do this interview for awhile now. Since she does not hear well, but is an avid emailer, … Continue reading
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