Because dealing with money should be fun!

This is a photo of me at age 15 – that’s when I went on my first diet.

And since then I stayed on some kind of restrictive diet for almost 16 years.

And let me tell you….dieting has cost me BIGTIME, and not just in terms of money.

At age 15 I was a dancer and a cheerleader. I was unhappy because I didn’t think I was as lean as some of my friends, so I wanted to lose weight.

My mom wasn’t a fan of me dieting.

She said I was still growing and needed healthy balanced eating. … Read More

We’ve all heard the statistic that half of all marriages end in divorce.

But did you also know that out of those divorces, almost 60% occur because of money problems?

From all my years working in the finance industry, I’ve learned that attitudes and perspectives about money vary wildly from person to person.

So I can TOTALLY understand the difficulties that can come up when two people join together their lives and finances.

I think a lot of disagreements come from couples avoiding the “money talk” until too late in the relationship.

Most of the time, you don’t really find … Read More

This article is by guest blogger Aequitas Wealth Management.

When buying investments, we should buy them more like we shop for groceries rather than luxury items.

When we buy a fine watch or perfume we are drawn to an image of how we would like to feel or be perceived.

Style and passion sell!

If that weren’t the case, instead of a Rolex we would be happy with the flimsy plastic watch we receive as a free gift with a magazine subscription.

Watch out for this when you are investing!

Investment sponsors seduce us with glossy ads and pictures of … Read More

I love saving money, but I HATE penny pinching!

Penny pinching on everything makes me feel obsessive and like I can’t have any fun.

Instead, I like to find unusual remedies for life’s everyday needs. My favorite kinds of remedies are the ones that save me money and work even better than the pricier alternative.

Enter Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)!

It’s my favorite go-to for hundreds of home and health remedies.

These remedies are so effective and low cost that they save me up to $1,000 per year. Not bad since a bottle of organic unfiltered ACV only costs about … Read More

The other day my best friend asked me what my favorite personal finance books were.

She doesn’t love to read and is just beginning her financial education…so she wanted to get a money book that was informative but would also keep her attention.

Well…as a fun money nerd, there is nothing I dislike more than BORING SNORING finance books that just give you a how-to list.

I love finance books that are simple and easy for ANYONE to understand!

On top of that, the ones that have some kind of story weaved into them are waaaaay more interesting than the … Read More