Tag: Personal finance writing

When it comes to money, I spent the first several years of my adult life behaving like the proverbial ostrich. I kept my head buried in the sand, hoping my money fears would pass me by. Once I finally drummed up the courage to pop my head out and look around, I learned that there…

As someone new to the world of personal finance, I’ve spent the last couple of years learning a lot of information. 401(k) rollovers, high-interest savings accounts, budgeting apps, side hustles, the list goes on. I’ve accomplished so much, but I didn’t get my hands fully around my financial strategy until earlier this year, when I…

I’ve had several financial successes this year, including funding my emergency savings and sticking to a real budget for the first time. Well, most of one. As it turns out, my husband and I are terrible at keeping to a dining-out budget. Read the rest at The Financial Diet. Photo by Realmac Dan on Unsplash

When I was in college, one of my professors informed us that people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of death — which means that most of us would rather be in the casket at a funeral than giving the eulogy. Read the rest at The Financial Diet. Photo by NEW DATA…

I recently wrote about how I’m learning to spend despite being a pinch-penny. That article sounds breezy, but it’s taken me a long time to get to that point. And there’s still one area of finances that is really tough for me: investing. In my mind, investing equals big risk — and risks freak me…