As I was perusing my Mint account the other day, I noticed that for the first time ever I had incurred a fee from my amazing bank, Charles Schwab. What? Didn’t they read my post about how much I adore their fee-free services? It turns out that I had deposited a check that bounced. Now, this is…
Guest post by my talented friend Becky, who very bravely started her own business a few years ago. Becky is even more knowledgeable about personal finance than I am (can you believe it?!) and she knows about managing a small business- something I know nothing about. Thanks, Becks! You can follow Becky at @thebeckyhamm, if…
My good friend Kimberlyn and I were talking about personal finance at a party (what else? I am a really fun party guest). Kimberlyn told me that when she was in college she had a professor who told everyone they should open up a Roth IRA immediately. Kimberlyn’s amazing response? I couldn’t even afford crackers,…
So far in my life, I have had some pretty stellar jobs (one year I wrote “shark wrestler” when describing my job to the IRS on my tax forms). Stellar jobs, yes…but so far no 401k has come my way. I am very aware that investing early will lead to much more wealth in retirement…
Just a reminder to all my savvy readers who are becoming the boss of their finances: Today is the suggested deadline to set up a checking account and a savings account (that you are thrilled with). Can you believe it has been two weeks since New Year’s? My resolution to do squats while brushing my teeth has…
The number two resolution for 2014 is to make a budget (right behind weight loss, which I have no advice about other than: stop eating so much ice cream for breakfast). Hopefully you have already been reading my brilliant blog and are taking all of my amazing advice immediately. Right? Right?!? If, instead, you have…
Let me tell you a story. One weekend, I went to an Earth day festival. A national bank had set up a booth to try to get new customers. I started chatting with the man at the booth, and he tried to pitch me his bank. I told him I will never change banks, because…
