Nothing excites me more than women sharing personal finance knowledge. We all have nuggets of wisdom to share based on our education and life experience, and everyone (I mean everyone!) has something to contribute. Talking about money can be uncomfortable, but now more than ever, women are opening up about their experiences. And this is exciting! By sharing our knowledge we can learn something new. A new tip. A new strategy. A new outlook. Last week on Instagram, I asked…
April is Financial Literacy Month, so let’s talk about personal finance! Growing up in an immigrant household, I never heard my parents use words like inversiones or valor neto. Sure, my parents lectured me about the importance of saving and not spending so much money on clothes, but that was the extent of our money conversations. I had to learn about those types of personal finance terms on my own and let me tell you, the learning curve was steep.…
“You mean to tell me my money is going to be in the stock market. Whoa….nobody told me this! The day I found out that a 40IK was not a savings account, I nearly lost it. I was six months in at my first job out of college and I was sitting next to my seventeen-year-old coworker, who somehow got the memo. But, I didn’t. From that moment on, I promised myself I would never be in that situation ever…
I’m going to be honest, I didn’t think I could learn anything new from yet another personal finance book. I’ve read a lot of these books since starting my money journey and I didn’t need another “money guru” reprimanding me about my matcha green tea latte addiction. (It’s what sparks joy, let me be!) We all value different things in life and the way we spend our money is a direct reflection of our values. Her Money Matters by Jen…
Does anyone else get overwhelmed by all of the personal finance advice out there? Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great (and necessary!) that all of this knowledge is available at our fingertips, but it can be daunting and downright confusing. Personal finance gurus are everywhere. They write books, they are on the news, they go live on Instagram, and some are trying to convince you that buying life insurance is the best investment you’ll ever make. Certain ones…
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