The Job Offer September 26, 2017 Lifestyle, Spending, Student Loans Jamie Burgess After almost a year and many canceled lunch dates, I finally made it to see my childhood best friend’s office. He showed me around and introduced me to his colleagues, and then we walked out onto the rush of Boylston Street to a place he likes to go for lunch. Once we’d placed our order Keep Reading
Money Nightmares September 20, 2017 Lifestyle, Savings, Spending Jamie Burgess In the dream, she was scolding me: “You’re spending more than twice your income every month!” I could see the laptop on the table with my bank accounts on the screen. “But Grandma!” I insisted, “Look at the numbers, that can’t possibly be true!” I was getting upset. I hated to be accused of financial Keep Reading
The Power of Saying No August 24, 2017 Lifestyle, Savings, Spending Erin Lowry I’ll start by saying, no one likes the feeling of being left out. I remember sitting at my work desk and instant messaging with a co-worker to ask why I’d been left out of happy hour the night before. “Truthfully, you always say no,” he typed out. “So I just assumed you wouldn’t be able Keep Reading
How to Save Money on Your Move August 14, 2017 Home, Lifestyle, Preparation, Savings Robyn Parets There’s no sugarcoating it. Moving is stressful. In fact, regardless of whether you move cross-country or across town, uprooting your home ranks right up there with death and divorce as one of life’s most stressful events, according to HealthStatus. As if this isn’t bad enough, moving is also expensive. According to HomeAdvisor and industry estimates, Keep Reading
5 Craziest Things I’ve Done to Save a Buck July 26, 2017 Lifestyle, Savings, Spending Erin Lowry I’m eternally grateful that TLC never discovered Erin Lowry circa 2011 to 2012 because my lifestyle would’ve made great fodder for a network with shows like Extreme Cheapskates and Extreme Couponing. I was a 22-year-old working three jobs and trying to make it in New York City. Part of my mandate for “making it” included Keep Reading
Run Your House Like a (Literal) Boss July 24, 2017 Budgeting, Home, Lifestyle, Savings, Spending Bethany Johnson A few years ago, I realized we had been budgeting all wrong. The revelation was particularly painful because I was considered a personal finance expert in the industry. I’d been writing for a huge string of credit unions, a nonprofit credit counseling service and a few big-brand investing firms. The household budget was supposed to Keep Reading
What to Do with A Small 401(k) When You Leave A Job June 19, 2017 Cinch, Industry, Investing, Savings Erin Lowry One of the many loose-ends you need to tie up when transitioning from one employer to another is figuring out what exactly to do with your retirement savings. When my boyfriend, whom I call Peach, left his first teaching job for an opportunity at a different school, he also left behind a modest 403(b). For Keep Reading
He Doesn’t Pay Rent June 16, 2017 Lifestyle Jamie Burgess A woman in my office is giving me the cold shoulder. I didn’t like the guy she fixed me up with. In my defense, he’s twenty-six years old and has never paid rent. Dude. What. Are you doing. There’s a reason we get a bad reputation, you know, for being financially irresponsible, for mooching off Keep Reading
The Current State of U.S. Financial Literacy June 13, 2017 Industry, Preparation, Regulation Priya Iyer Across the U.S., we celebrate financial literacy and awareness during specific times of the year. Last month, for example was National Financial Literacy Month. But many advocates, the government, and even research studies show that one-off or annual pushes for financial education are not enough. Richard Corday, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Keep Reading
When To Use My Cash Reserves: Questions to Ask June 8, 2017 Lifestyle, Savings, Spending Erika Napoletano “When is it okay to use my cash reserves?” That’s a big question since we’ve all been told to save, save, save since birth, right? You’re doing your best to save for a rainy day, but sometimes your cash reserves start to look pretty attractive for use now. Damn fine question. Let’s get to Keep Reading
