Category: Personal Finance 101
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How to Save $5000 in A Year
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Raise your hand if you looked at your credit card balance and thought you got hacked. “I spent $5000 last month?! This must be a fraud.“ It’s unbelievable how fast our transactions add up but how slow it is to save $5000 in a year. Why is that? If you’re…
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Tax Season Tips to Make Your Life Easier
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Ready to file your taxes? Here are some tax season tips to reduce your headache and dread. And maybe even reduce the taxes you owe next year! 1. Find the right tax filing tool or professional Some people hire a CPA for their taxes, but most – especially those in…
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6 Ways You’re Leaving Free Money on the Table
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If someone offered you $50 for nothing back, would you take it? How about $500? $2k? Sure, this sounds too good to be true. But guess what? Plenty of people leave FREE MONEY on the table all the time. OK, maybe we have to do some work, but these six…
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Your Financial Roadmap to Become Confident about Money and Build Wealth
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When I moved out of my parents’ home for my first job, my savings dropped to $400. Ouch. I was making $47k at the time while paying Boston rent and living expenses on my own. Even though I was making money with my “real world” job, I felt more broke…
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A Simple, Low-Cost Credit Card Strategy for Your Next Vacation
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I used to think I’d be flying business class with a glass of champagne in my hand by my late 20s. This was before I found out that flying from NYC to LA in business would cost thousands of dollars. And definitely before I realized my vision of flying first…