Spring is officially here and now is the perfect time to discuss some smart financial moves you should consider as part of your spring cleaning this year. After all, we spend hours sprucing up and cleaning our homes to usher in the warmer weather, and our finances deserve the same care and attention.
View Blog...It is already the end of the first quarter, and it feels like it was just yesterday that I was buying Christmas presents for the girls. 🙂 Spring break is fast approaching, which makes the girls very happy, and this Mom is looking forward to a little break too. We can’t work hard every second of the day—am I right?
View Blog...This week concludes the Women’s Power Wednesday series that Shannon from
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The dangers of Keeping Up with Joneses mindset is well documented in the personal finance community and elsewhere. We know we shouldn’t compare our lives to others, but sometimes it seems impossible not to do so. To an extent, it’s human nature, and there are times when it serves as a positive wake-up call for us too. It doesn’t always lead to us trying to keep up or outdo our
View Blog...I can’t believe how quickly we’re moving through March. It’s been beautiful weather here, so no complaints about the weather but I can complain about SPAM. It’s a little off topic, but we’ve been doing some spring cleaning on the website, and Tanya shared with me that I received nearly 4,000 spam comments in about 7 days. I feel so popular (or not), although a part of me wishes it
View Blog...We’re celebrating Women’s History Month by honoring some of our favorite female bloggers every Wednesday this month. This week I’ve selected some of my favorite inspirational bloggers. While I believe every PF blogger is cheering their readers to financial freedom, these bloggers are the ones I recommend when you need an extra dose of motivation.
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To me, kids and money go hand-in-hand. While I know many of you wholeheartedly agree with me, there are many parents who are simply unaware of the need to talk about money with their kids. As I shared previously, most of us were raised in homes where money was a taboo topic and have continued that tradition in our homes. Well, I’m going to dispel the kids don’t care about
View Blog...I appreciate everyone’s kind comments on The Heavy Purse makeover. It’s a great new look to help launch my upcoming children’s book, The Lemonade Stand. I just reviewed a print proof, so we’re inching closer to going to print, which is very exciting! I am also thrilled about an upcoming event that I was be speaking at in May.
View Blog...In honor of Women’s History Month, Shannon from Financially Blonde gathered a group of bloggers to recognize and honor some of our favorite female bloggers every Wednesday. This is both an easy and hard task! There are so many wonderful personal finance bloggers (especially when you include all the men) that it was hard to know who to feature. So I did what I would tell anyone else in my
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We have lots of conflicting emotions about money. We think it is good, bad, evil and everything in between. We feel guilty for having too much or angry for having so little. We let money define our worth, so we start living beyond our means to remain competitive with our neighbors, friends, family and co-workers. Until one day we wake up and realize we are in trouble. Even worse, the
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SHANNON RYAN, CFP®