There are lots of reasons that watching TV isn’t great for your financial habits, including those pesky commercials we’d all like to skip through to get back to our favorite programs. But have you really thought about the TV shows you watch and how they portray the character’s finances? I don’t watch much TV anymore because I don’t have time for it in my schedule. But, when … [Read more...]
5 Celebrity Financial Faux Pas to Learn From
Most magazines on the newsstands love to remind us that celebrities are just like us – they hang out with their kids on the weekends, they go grocery shopping without makeup, and more. But what most of the magazines don’t remind us of on a regular basis is that celebrities make the same financial mistakes that a lot of us make too. The only difference is the more money you … [Read more...]
What Star Wars has Taught Me About Money
With Star Wars Episode VII, The Force Awakens, coming out in theaters December 18th and the associated hype ramping up, I wanted to take a moment and share some of the wisdom I've gleaned from the original Star Wars trilogy and how it relates to finances and lifestyle. Below are some quotes from the movies and some thoughts about long-term financial health. … [Read more...]
4 Common Money Mistakes By New College Grads
I remember feeling so excited when I graduated from college with my bachelor’s degree in May 2012. I was excited to be entering the workforce. I was excited to be a “real adult”. And I was excited to be earning the big bucks, or so I thought. Looking back, I made some of the same classic money mistakes that many new college grads make when they leave college and youth … [Read more...]
5 Things Rich People Do That You Don’t
We all dream of being rich one day. We want to enjoy the luxurious things in life without having to worry about how much they cost or how much money we have left in our checking account after making a purchase. But just dreaming about being rich isn’t necessarily going to get you where you want to go. To become rich, and stay rich, you have to do things differently than what … [Read more...]