I don't know about you but, where I live, the weather is only just starting to show signs of spring. There are fewer clouds in the sky and the sun is finally starting to shine a little brighter. But opening my blinds on Saturday mornings proves I...
The Habitual Holiday Hangover
How much did you spend on the holidays this year? $300? $500? $1,000? More?
Did you also avoid checking your credit card statements this month? Or it is next month’s bill you’re worried about? If the thought of finding out...
No Restaurant Month
With the holidays just around the corner, there is a pretty solid chance that both our budgets and our pants might become a slightly tighter. To help save a bit of room and money, here is a novel idea: no restaurant month.
Put simply, you...
Life Post College: Don't Whiteout Your Finances
So you barely survived the 4+ best years of your life , but you did manage to conquer frat house toilet seats after late night partying, you never got caught using that fake ID, and you did earn a degree while also learning to set up a mean...
Yoga, Meet Finance: Applying Ancient Teaching to a Modern World
Christa Avampato is a product developer in the mobile space, yoga teacher, and freelance writer. She is the Founder of Compass Yoga, a nonprofit that provides wellness programming to non-traditional populations with mental and physical health...
E-X-P-A-N-D Your Life: Rid Yourself of the Miscellany
Recently, while helping a client organize her financial records, it became quickly obvious most of her records were filed under Miscellaneous. A car repair receipt – miscellaneous file. Power bill receipt – miscellaneous file. Junk mail...
How To Save Money And Still See Your Friends
With the economy as it is, everyone is trying to trim the budget. Often, eating out and socializing are the first things to be cut. Any why not? They're expensive luxuries that are easy to trim.
But, sometimes these savings come at the...
Blonde on a Budget
This time last year, I was a stereotypical 20-something female. Not only did I shop a lot, and go out for dinners and drinks often, I put everything I wanted on my two credit cards. New couches? Swipe. A new HD TV? Swipe. A new purse? Swipe,...
Recession Proof Nail Polish?
Over the past several years, we have seen our economy take dramatic dips and dives. From staggering foreclosures across the country to rising unemployment, people are understandably cautious. We hear time and time again that in addition to...
Lose Money and Still Be Happy
I stumbled across a great story today that suggested we should take our eyes off our stocks and instead focus on things that we actually can change. Truer words never spoken (about our bank accounts at least).
Though all...