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Archives for April 2013

Ramping Up Retirement Savings In Your Twenties

April 30, 2013

Today I'm so excited to share the following guest post from the wonderful Amelia over at NerdWallet. I met Amelia at FinCon12 and let me tell you - this girl knows her stuff! Enjoy!   The simple fact is that it is never too early to start retirement planning. For young ... Read more...

Retirement

Personal Finance Is Not A Pissing Contest

April 29, 2013

"I paid off $20,000 of credit card debt in a year!" "Oh yeah? I paid off $20,000 of credit card debt in a year and I only make $30,000." "That's nothing - my best friend paid off $20,000 in a year and she only makes $30,000 and she goes to school full time." I think you ... Read more...

Blogging, Psychology of Personal Finance, Uncategorized

“You’re Out Of Credit Card Debt? Well, Just Wait…”

April 26, 2013

About a week ago, I was having lunch with a friend when we got to talking about finances. I mean, every so often it happens in real life, right? It actually started with her making an off-hand remark about her credit card debt. She was talking about a recent, large purchase she'd ... Read more...

Credit Cards, Debt, Money and Relationships

To Summer School Or Not To Summer School

April 22, 2013

That is the question of the day, folks!I'm facing a major personal finance vs. quality-of-life dilemma here, and I'd really like your input. Let me give you some details, then please be so kind as to cast your vote and leave a comment below :) I've been teaching summer school ... Read more...

Uncategorized, Work

Shopping For A Car? Try This Handy Tool!

April 19, 2013

Let's face it: shopping for a car can be kind of a drag. First, there's the hemming and hawing over whether or not to actually give up your current vehicle. If you're anything like me, this is an almost paralyzing decision. Should you pour more of your hard-earned money into ... Read more...

Cars

Want To Get Ahead At Work? Don’t Be Afraid To Screw Up

April 15, 2013

Frequently, when I introduce myself to people and explain what I do, they express some surprise (sometimes, not very politely) that someone in her twenties is serving in a leadership capacity at a large, public high school. Usually, these types of positions are reserved for ... Read more...

Uncategorized, Work

In Defense Of Allowing Students To Borrow As Much As They Want

April 10, 2013

On Monday, the venerable Andrea at So Over This published a great piece about student loans. In it, she posited that a lot of people don't really know what they're signing on to when they start borrowing money for school at the tender age of 18, and that there's a movement afoot ... Read more...

Student Loans

Hey Ladies, We’re Getting Screwed. Seriously.

April 8, 2013

It's not news that women are operating at a financial disadvantage, even in 2013. What may be news (it was to me) is by exactly how much. Take a look: Over eight hundred thousand dollars. Fuuuuucccckkkkkkk. Of course, some of this figure ($849,000) is conjecture ... Read more...

Wealth

Great News! You Don’t Need To Be A Genius To Rock At Personal Finance

April 5, 2013

It's easy to get intimidated when you're starting to get knowledgeable about a new field or topic. There's vocabulary and shorthand to learn, multiple theories and perspectives to digest, and zillions of websites, videos, and articles to take in. Personal finance is no different, ... Read more...

Psychology of Personal Finance

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