Grow your Emergency Fund Budgeting is boring and sadly most people never stick with a budget plan. Old school personal finance tips all tell you to create a budget and stick to it and all of your money problems will be solved. If it were that easy, we’d all have a formal budget. But the reality is that only one out every three Americans creates a … [Read more...]
Emergency Fund: The why and how?
Get Financially Fit in 2023
A new year means a fresh start. Even if you set goals and missed the mark last year, you can start again. Many of us set goals to get fit – physically fit. Some spend a lot of time and money planning meals, paying for gym memberships and personal trainers, all with the hopes of losing weight and getting in shape. But another important fitness … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Build Your Savings
Today is National Savings Day so it’s a great time to start gather tips to build your savings account. Think about your saving (and spending) habits and make some notes on what you can do to improve if you’re not saving enough. Our relationship with money is important because it affects just about every decision we make. Why Is Saving Money … [Read more...]