Today we have a post from Shannon, a regular contributor. My day job consists of working as a financial planner with clients who are in their 20s and 30s. The reason why I started my company and chose to work with people who are trying to build assets, rather than have them to begin with, […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. Back in January, I somehow signed up to do a 5k in St. Louis in April. It’s a family affair every year, as my dad comes down from Minnesota and runs the half, while many times one of us children will attempt the 5k. This time […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. I’ve already written about how much money you should save before you have a baby, but I didn’t really detail howI came up with $10,000 for a baby fund. It took a little bit of time and a lot of effort, but all in all, it’s […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. Way back in 2011, I made it my New Year’s Resolution to get rid of 2,011 things. It helped that I had to downsize a three bedroom town home when we decided to move to Grenada, but it definitely wasn’t easy. After many months of planning, […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. Going to a college or university after high school can be a pretty great experience, especially if you feel that you connect with other students, have great professors, and love the campus. How does all of that translate for you after you graduate however? For some, […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. Writing this kind of post has been a long time coming for me. I’ve never been good about sitting down and figuring out an actual full-on budget for myself, but it was so exhilarating once I was done – I’m now a little obsessed. The main […]
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My goal for 2014 is to climb Mt. Everest! Just kidding, I’m not that ambitious :) 2014 is just around the corner and that means it’s time to set new goals. I’m big on setting goals and making actionable to-do lists to achieve those goals, so I had a lot of fun writing this post […]
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Lose 100 pounds. Go to the gym every day. Pay off 100k worth of debt. Never say a bad word about anyone. These are the kinds of New Year’s Resolutions that people like to make. But come on, people, it’s really hard to follow through with resolutions, so why do we make it so hard […]
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There are some experiences in life that are truly once in a lifetime, things we’ll only be able to enjoy for a single moment. Everyone has a different idea of what these are for them, but here are some that come to mind: 1) A Trip to Antarctica National Geographic (and I’m sure a few […]
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A couple weeks ago I wrote 20 Ideas for New Year’s Resolutions. Today I want to share some of my own resolutions for 2013. Even though I rarely fulfill all my goals and resolutions I set at the beginning of the year, I love setting goals and having something to work towards. The new year […]
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