Helping You Grow Your Money Tree
Financial literacy is a great idea. The reality, though, is that it's probably not enough. In fact, the people who supposedly "need" it are probably better at money than you think. Ah, April. I …
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It's so easy to get caught up in big monthly income numbers or aggressive debt reduction. But, really, we should start by looking at financial progress — and celebrating our money mediocrity. My …
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In the age of social distancing and stay at home orders, work from home is becoming the normal (at least for white collar workers). But will this have a long-term impact on the future of work? I'd …
I've had an influx of questions from readers in the last two weeks. Luckily a lot of them can be divided into categories and I can just answer them at once. Here's a money Q&A about COVID-19, …
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Here's the thing. Some stuff that happens is ok for me. Like a stock market drop. I don't actively wish for it to go down like this. But I'm not sad when it does. And that makes me feel bad. In …
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We all make money mistakes. Even "nationally recognized financial experts." Gather round, children, and let me tell you the story of my botched debt consolidation. It's no secret that, when my ex …
