Is a recession looming?  If so, how do you prepare?   We’ve heard the word recession thrown around during these unprecedented times as we adjust to social distancing and closed economies.    One of my favorite sayings is, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.  The second best time is now.”   Ideally, […]

We’re a couple of weeks into the New Year and this is the time when everyone sets new goals and resolutions to live their best lives, whether it’s to hit the gym more frequently or to eat a healthier diet. But, have you set any financial goals for 2020? If not, no worries, we’ve got […]

Have you ever had a conversation with someone who was working so hard at paying off their debt but were completely miserable?  Like, “I can’t meet you for coffee because I have debt” miserable? So have we, and friends, we want to offer you some hope: It does NOT have to be that way. In […]

We’ve all made our fair share of money mistakes, but there is one money mistake that consistently shows up at the top of most people’s financial regret list: not saving enough money.  YOU CAN’T FINANCE YOUR RETIREMENT Saving for your future should be one of your most important financial goals. You will want to be […]

We’re past spring and nearly into midsummer, but that doesn’t mean the surge of spring cleaning stops. It’s never too late to start re-organizing your life, especially your finances! You may be sitting on subscriptions you haven’t used in a couple of months that are devouring your money, or you haven’t really looked over your […]

This post was created as part of a paid partnership with Trademore. Growing up, my parents didn’t talk to me about money. Or I guess that I should say that they didn’t teach me about specific money concepts. I learned about currency in math class. The difference between quarters, nickels and dimes. How to calculate […]

We’re back from our London trip and finally feeling like we belong in this time zone. We’ve already shared the highlights of our trip in our travel vlog as well as lessons we’ve learned from our second major trip abroad. Whenever we take big trips like these, we also like to do cost breakdowns that […]

There’s no one right way to money, but having some general guidelines for those different life stages can be really helpful as you think through what’s going to work best for your life. If you’ve been wondering what are some financial goals you might want to hit in your 30s, I’ve got you covered. This […]

From the moment I realized that working from home was a thing, I’ve always made sure to seek out employers that would allow me to work from home. I’m the first person to admit that I am a complete homebody. I’d rather be sitting in my home office, looking out at the trees, clad in […]

Are you ready for the 2019 tax season? Thanks to the 2017 Tax Reform there are a lot of changes that took effect in 2018 that we are all going to have to become familiar with as we prepare to file our taxes this year. Joseph and I tend to be early birds when it […]