New Year, fresh start. It’s a time when many of us make new and exciting goals, including goals around our money. Yet, even with the best of intentions, as the month of January rolls on, many abandon their goals.
Study after study shows that most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by the end of January or early February. That’s not what we want!
In theory we all want to earn more money, right? Who doesn’t? But sometimes we have deep seated beliefs about money that keep us from doing so.
If we grew up being told that having money is greedy or we saw people gain wealth and become selfish, it makes sense we wouldn’t want to have much of it. Who wants to be greedy or selfish?
As part of our Women’s History Month series, Cinneah (the founder of Flynanced) and I co-hosted a series of incredible roundtable discussions with some of our favorite women in the personal finance space with the goal of fostering rich intersectional conversations around money.
Rebecka Zavaleta, is the founder of First Milli, where she educates us on how to invest towards our “First Milli,” and also uses her platform to highlight travelling off the beaten path. Here’s what she had to share.
2022 is right around the corner. One of the things I love about the New Year is that it is a great opportunity for a fresh financial start. I reflect on how the past year went and what I’d like to do differently in the coming year. I think about the highlights of my year - what I liked having and doing. Then I can incorporate this reflection into next year’s financial plan.
As part of our Women’s History Month series, Cinneah (the founder of Flynanced) and I co-hosted a series of incredible roundtable discussions with some of our favorite women in the personal finance space with the goal of fostering rich intersectional conversations around money.
We asked Vanessa about tips for paying for our next big adventure. Here’s what she had to share.
As part of our Women’s History Month series, Cinneah (the founder of Flynanced) and I co-hosted a series of incredible roundtable discussions with some of our favorite women in the personal finance space with the goal of fostering rich intersectional conversations around money.
We asked Meriam, a high school educator and founder of Melannial Money, to share some ways she’s practiced safety and self care while traveling solo. Here’s what she had to share. (
As part of our Women’s History Month series, Cinneah (the founder of Flynanced) and I co-hosted a series of incredible roundtable discussions with some of our favorite women in the personal finance space with the goal of fostering rich intersectional conversations around money.
Danielle Desir, an author, blogger, podcaster, and founder of The Thought Card, an award-winning affordable-travel and personal finance blog and podcast, talked about how time is something that keeps many of us from traveling. Here’s what she had to share.
One of the most important parts of our financial lives is our budget or spending plan. For those of you who are maybe just starting your financial journey, or in your first years of independence after graduating from school, or in the first couple of years of working for yourself and making our money, it can be a struggle.
We asked Mykail James aka “The Boujie Budgeter,” what are five things that every 20- something should include in her budget? Here’s what she had to share.
We asked Jazzy, the Founder of First Hustle, Then Brunch, how we can make a budget that aligns with the things that bring us happiness and joy.
Here’s her incredible four-step process.
When it comes to our financial lives, we often focus on ourselves, but our environment and those around us play a big part in our actions - and often not for the better.
Environmental toxins are the people, places, and things that get the best of your spending. Maybe it’s a friend that you shop with that always encourages you to “treat yourself” or the store you tend to impulse shop online. It's not personal - it just means your spending gets off track when you’re together.
