Tag: financial planning
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Lifestyle Creep: How to Avoid and Keep More of Your Money
What Is Lifestyle Creep? Lifestyle creep, also called lifestyle inflation, happens when your spending gradually increases as your income rises. Instead of saving or investing your extra earnings, you start upgrading your lifestyle in ways that seem harmless at first. To protect your finances and reach your long-term goals, it’s important to avoid lifestyle creep Read more
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Money Talks — The Conversations that Need to be Had.
Money, whether we like it or not, touches every part of our lives. It can influence our goals, relationships, happiness, and stress levels for better or worse. Yet for many of us, talking about money feels awkward at best and downright embarrassing at worst. Growing up, money was never something we discussed openly or honestly, Read more
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True Crime: The Highway Robbery Costs of Planning a Wedding
Let’s set the scene. You’re engaged there’s a ring on your finger, love in your heart, and stars in your eyes. You sit down to plan your “special day,” only to realize you’ve walked into the most organized and socially accepted form of daylight robbery. Weddings, as it turns out, are big business. But no Read more
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Leveraging S.M.A.R.T. Financial Goals for Remarkable Financial Success
Achieving financial success often requires more than just hard work and good intentions. It demands clearly defined goals and a plan to achieve them. This is where the S.M.A.R.T. framework can come into play, providing a crystal-clear guide to help us navigate everyday financial decisions. Let’s explore how S.M.A.R.T. financial goals can work for you Read more
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Effortless Finance: Why Simplifying Your Money Matters
Throughout my adult life, I have been heavily involved in the realm of finance whether through my job as a full-time accountant or through personal endeavors. I’ve studied and experimented with numerous financial products and strategies in the pursuit of financial freedom. Over time, I’ve come to realize that the financial world is becoming increasingly Read more
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Financial Well Being 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Assessing Your Finances
Reviewing your financial health is the first of many steps on your journey to financial success. While it might seem straightforward, one cannot underestimate its importance. This step will highlight areas of concern, areas of strength, and lay the basic foundation for the steps ahead. Though it sounds simple, this process can be incredibly difficult Read more
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Savings and Emergency Funds: Your get out of Jail Free Card
There’s a saying that the only constants in life are death and taxes and while I generally agree with that assessment, I’d add one more: the unexpected expense. Looking back on my adult life, it feels like no matter how well things are going, some unforeseen cost always appears at the worst possible time. For Read more