Baby shower season is upon us! Which brings us to our next millennial money blunder: kids and how much money it takes to raise them, especially at the beginning. Everyone knows that having a baby is expensive. But how expensive might surprise you. If you don’t plan for the expected, and plan even more for Read More
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Avoid a financial freak out: What you should be focusing on
Everyone worries about money at some point. Financial stress can keep people up at night, strain relationships, and just wreak overall havoc on your daily life. In fact, according to a recent study, 23% of Americans (36% of Millennials!!) suffer from PTSD type symptoms related to financial anxiety. Not good. We’d like to help Read More
Prepping your finances for new baby
Already have a baby on the way? Thinking about starting a family soon? Congrats! Adding a baby to your family is exciting, overwhelming, stressful, draining, and thrilling, all wrapped up into one. There’s a ton of stuff to think about. While those baby books and parenting articles are full of tips on getting your newborn Read More
The ins and outs of emergency funds
Ever had your car break down, been forced to do a major home renovation, or suddenly lost your job? If your answer is no, consider yourself super lucky. Unexpected things happen in life all the time. Planning ahead for the unexpected will make the stress of handling those emergencies easier to swallow. We’re talking emergency Read More