Maggie Germano
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How to get back on track after holiday spending
As of today, we are two days away from Christmas and a day into Hanukkah. That means that we’re SO close to being done with holiday season. → Read More
How to practice actual self care on a budget
Practicing regular financial maintenance can keep you on track with your bills and your financial goals. To make this easier, schedule time once a week. → Read More
How to talk to your friends about money
If we talked to our friends about our money issues, we could see that they might be struggling with the same things. It builds community. → Read More
3 ways to prepare for short trips
Yes, it’s important to talk about making those trips possible, but what about the smaller vacations we take throughout the year? → Read More
How our friends hurt our finances
Sometimes our friends and social lives actually do harm to our finances. This can be unintentional, but the damage can still occur regardless. → Read More
Comparing yourself to others means you'll never feel satisfied
If you always compare yourself or your circumstances to others, you’ll never be happy. It will always seem like someone else is more successful. → Read More
How to improve your financial confidence
A good place to start is to look at all of your financial accounts to understand how much money you have and how much you owe. → Read More
How to manage your business finances as an entrepreneur
Don’t expect yourself to just know how to manage your business finances. You have to learn. Follow the steps below and you’ll be in good shape. → Read More
When, why, and how to invest in yourself
Do you think about ways that you can invest in yourself? This could be furthering your education, hiring a coach or therapist, or starting a business. → Read More
Despite having less support, women outpace men in financial independence
An interesting finding of the report is that many young adults are getting financial support from their parents into their 30s. → Read More
Here's why you should pay yourself first
This is called paying yourself first because you’re putting your money towards your own goals and priorities before doing anything else with it. → Read More
Apps that make splitting the check so much easier
I had heard a lot about Splitwise from clients who use it with romantic partners or roommates, but I hadn’t used it myself until this past March. → Read More
Student loan debt has huge mental health aspects
There is a sense of helplessness when there is so much debt and not enough income to match it. The 829 respondents of this survey are not alone. → Read More
Women are working more than ever, but they still take on most household responsibilities
While women are more educated and more employed than ever, they are still taking on most of the household and familial duties. → Read More
The pros and cons of balance transfers
Why might someone want to do a balance transfer? Well, most people do it in order to take advantage of low or no interest fees. → Read More
So you’ve defaulted on your loans
Any loan you take out can be defaulted on if you stop paying. There are serious, long-lasting consequences to defaulting on your loans. → Read More
How to keep your hands off your emergency savings
If you know that you tend to transfer your savings into your checking when you’re running low on money, you have to put some barriers into place. → Read More
What is credit invisibility?
Getting approved for credit is a lot like getting a job. You need experience in order to get hired, but you can’t get experience without hired chosen first! → Read More
Despite their priorities, nearly half of Americans over 55 still don’t have a will
Forty-three percent of respondents over 55 are worried that they lack an advocate to look out for their best interests toward the end of their life. → Read More
What you should know about financial abuse
Victims are often forced to choose between staying in an abusive relationship and poverty. Financial abuse is more common than you think. → Read More