Rebecca Chamaa
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We used to save a lot more for retirement every month, but the COVID-19 pandemic has given us a new savings priority
Before the pandemic, their focus was on saving for retirement. But now the future looks too uncertain to direct all their cash to their IRAs. → Read More
Millions of new investors are pouring money into the market, but I know from experience it won't end well
With millions of new investors flooding the market to take advantage of fluctuations, a woman who lost everything to the tech boom shares a warning. → Read More
My husband and I have a $300,000 life insurance policy, but now that we're in our 50s we wish we'd bought more
Now that we're in our 50s and my husband has become my caregiver, the policy doesn't feel like enough — it wouldn't last me more than five years. → Read More
I tricked myself into building an emergency fund in college using a hack that would work for anyone
By "rounding up" her purchases by a few dollars, she tricked herself into keeping more money in her bank account. → Read More
I'm taking advantage of low interest rates and refinancing my mortgage, even though it means paying about $100 more per month
By switching to a 15-year loan from a 30-year and refinancing to a lower interest rate, they'll save about $28,000 over the life of the loan. → Read More
I'm only about 6 years away from retirement, but financial advisers say the best thing I can do right now is keep investing as usual
"This is a good time to look at the history of the market. We are going to stay the course, and hope history repeats itself sooner rather than later." → Read More
My husband is my caregiver, and spending $45 a month on his life insurance means I won't be alone if he dies
My husband and I decided to set up a safety net, and that started with a life insurance plan to cover my needs if he — my caregiver — dies. → Read More
After a lifetime of saying 'no' to spending money, our financial planner had some advice: It's OK to say yes
Our advice for new investors and savers: "Say no to yourselves more than you say yes. Say no to yourself at least once a day." → Read More
I always dread tax season, but my credit card's year-end summary helps me stay organized and maximize deductions
Thanks to the year-end summary on my credit card account, I no longer have to go through all my statements with a highlighter to find deductions. → Read More
My husband and I don't have kids, so we asked ourselves 10 questions to decide who to include in our will
It is far more complicated to lay out our wishes than it would be for someone who might leave all of their belongings and assets to their children. → Read More
Book Review: Hidden Treasure
Do you like to pretend you are a pirate searching for gold? Hidden Treasure by Alice McDowell won't take you down the plank, but it will take you on a journey → Read More
Book Review: The Fearless Path
The Fearless Path by Leah Guy is one part memoir, one part yoga, one part spirituality, one part inspiration, and one part exercises (yoga, meditation, and → Read More
I Have Paranoid Schizophrenia, and This Is Why Scaramucci's Insult Was Offensive
In this op-ed, a writer with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia explains why Anthony Scaramucci's insult towards Reince Priebus was offensive. → Read More
Mental Illness: We Are Not Useless; We Can Find Our Way
So often I feel useless. I apply for a job, go to the interview, get hired, and on the first day, I canât make it through orientation without paranoia or a → Read More
Mental Health vs. Mental Illness
I am guilty of using the terms mental health and mental illness almost interchangeably. I have noticed many others do this as well. The two terms have very different meanings, though and it is my opinion that using them in a similar way is confusing and... → Read More
5 Things You Can Do on World Bipolar Day
Tomorrow, March 30th is World Bipolar Day. Here are five ways you can increase awareness of bipolar disorder (or mental health in general). Link to an → Read More
Talking About Mental Health in the Era of Trump (Hint: We Don’t Do It Well)
I have spent the last two years trying to read literature and articles and arguments trying to be better informed about issues around language and marginalization, to use preferred terms of communities I am not a part of. I don’t want my words to do... → Read More
My Anniversary of Going Public with My Diagnosis
Today is the two year anniversary of my coming out with my diagnosis of schizophrenia. I kept the details of my mental illness secret, along with my husband, → Read More
Legend, Fact, and Fiction: Reading into Lobotomies
“Now lobotomy, that’s chopping away part of the brain?” McMurphy in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” There is no denying that Americans have a fascination → Read More
My Anniversary of Going Public with My Diagnosis
Today is the two year anniversary of my coming out with my diagnosis of schizophrenia. I kept the details of my mental illness secret, along with my husband, → Read More