I remember when I first moved to New York City and had to deal with the shock of paying an insane amount of money to live in a 400 square foot apartment and the pressure to look like a chic NY model on a tiny income. I had to be […]
So this is the time of year that we make resolutions and set out goals that have the potential to forever change our lives. Sometimes we actually stick to them, but most of the time we procrastinate and make excuses and then set the exact same resolution again the following […]
We should all have mentors in life, and they don’t always have to be people you have direct access to. For life advice, I follow Oprah; for relationship advice, apparently I follow a crazy cat lady because I’m still single… but for money advice, I turn to the most successful investor […]
When it comes down to it, most of our purchases are fueled by some level of emotion. We buy things that elevate our levels of self-worth, that make us feel cooler or smarter or better looking. Once we find something that we think will do these things for us, we […]
Surprise, surprise. Apple has released yet another iPhone that has us lining up at the Apple store like damn fools and looking at our 5S devices that we got less than a year ago with utter disdain. Why Apple? Why do you do this to us? I personally am in no […]
This may be one of the biggest money mistakes that young people make – paying way too much for their apartment. Financial experts agree that no more than 30% of your pre-tax income should go towards your housing expense, although very few of us follow this rule. We want to live […]
Buying pre-owned is obviously a guaranteed way to save money buying just about everything, even things you may not have considered before. My makeup artist girlfriend has recently gotten involved with groups on Facebook that like to trade or sell used makeup, which is interesting from my perspective because she can […]
