If you’ve already abandoned some of your New Year’s money resolutions, don’t despair. A whopping 80% of us give up on our goals by mid-February. So, what’s our problem?! It’s not always just a lack of motivation or focus that keep us from achieving our goals. Sometimes, it’s simply not making the right goals in […]
Archives for January 2018
The Why, What and How of Filing Your Own Taxes (From a CPA!)
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure and privacy policy here. It’s officially here: that time of year that tax nerds like myself get all geeked up for tax season. I realize though that the rest of the population may be less than excited to file their taxes. The big question you may […]
The 5 Essential Tools I Used to Increase My Net Worth by 21% in 2017
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure and privacy policy here. 2017 was a great year for the stock market. The increase in the market helped significantly in increasing my net worth by 21% last year. However, only about half of this increase was due to market gains. The remaining amount was […]
How a Vision Board Will Help You Conquer Your 2018 Money Goals (Plus: Free Templates!)
It can be so difficult to stay focused on long-term money goals like retirement. Realistically, it can be hard enough to consistently meet short-term goals like managing cash flow on a day-to-day basis (I’m sure it’s not just me!). A visual representation of goals is the best way to keep all your objectives front and […]
You Need a Financial Plan, Not Just an Investment Plan
Today I’m guest posting over at Mustard Seed Money. I’ve included a brief snippet below, but please click over to read the whole post! Have you ever seen an absolutely amazing looking dessert that you just couldn’t wait to try but then was super disappointed when you bit into it and it tasted simply […]
