Kids And Family
Beyond the Mortgage: Don't Ignore the Costs of Home Ownership
A home will likely be the most expensive purchase you will ever make in your lifetime. As much as we’d like to believe that we make our home purchase decisions rationally, who are we kidding? This is a very emotional purchase, and logic flies out the door when we start envisioning life in our new…
Read MoreMarie Kondo and Your Finances
Note: This post was originally published in January, 2019. Simplicity. This is what I strive for, with my everyday life and my choices. So back in 2014, when this little book with a long name called “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Marie Kondo became all the…
Read MoreAre You Happy with Your Money? Money and Happiness Through Different Life Stages
“Happiness is simply the absence of desire.” This is a quote that I recently read in James Clear’s book Atomic Habits, and it was one of those phrases that made me pause and really think. He goes on to say that happiness is this feeling of contentment. If you are lacking in desire (which is…
Read MoreWhat It Means To Leave A Financial Legacy
One of my great inspirations is the story of my grandmother, a woman with grade school education who fled a war–torn country with her four children. She found a life here in the United States, raising them alone on the edge of Harlem in New York City. She worked night shifts at a hospital while…
Read MoreDo Age And Gender Matter When It Comes To Money? A Tiller Survey
Coming off the heels of writing a post about setting financial goals for the new year, I came across this blog post by Tiller the same day. First of all, what’s Tiller? Tiller is a budgeting tool that automates your spreadsheets for you. Budgeting apps like Mint.com or YNAB.com have their own platforms for tracking…
Read MoreMy Kids' Perspectives About Money- A Money Lesson for Mom
Ever since I started this blog, my kids have definitely noticed that money has become a hot topic around the house. This differs drastically from my own upbringing. Money was never mentioned. My parents never spoke about our own family finances, nor did they talk about how other people dealt with money. They likely thought…
Read MoreGoing From Middle Class to (Feeling) Poor in College
Updated May 2021 I recently read this blog post by the Finance Twins, and to be honest, it made me cry. The author talks about experiencing imposter syndrome while attending an Ivy League university. He went from living near the poverty line to being thrust into a world where fellow classmates had money to burn. His…
Read MoreCompounding: Are You Smarter Than A Third Grader?
Have you ever felt sleep deprived? As in, to the point where you crave nothing more than your head hitting that sweet pillow and falling into deep slumber? The worst of my sleep deprivation was after my third child was born. I figured with my first two, I probably knew what I was doing with…
Read MoreCan You Raise a Family On One Income As A Veterinarian?
I recently came across a blog post titled “How to Survive the Pressure as a Sole Income Earning Parent” by blogger Financial Samurai. He includes a poll at the end of the post that asked “Who Earns in Your Household?”. He then shared the results on Twitter, where he questions “How do we get the…
Read MoreTen Years- Reflecting back and looking into the future
On September 15, 2008, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States declared bankruptcy. Lehman Brothers, founded in 1850, was en route to its demise. Due to its risky investments in subprime mortgages, the company could no longer sustain itself. This behemoth firm, which had over $600 billion in assets AND over $600 billion…
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