Money Makeover Series: In Need of a Money Plan
Sometimes in life, our biggest problems aren’t figuring out what to do to reach a goal, but rather having a goal in the first place – or having a goal that is too vague....
Category: Money
Money Makeover Series: Introducing Our Four Participants
After a fun late-in-the-workday brainstorming session, Nicole and I started to think about how we are all battling something in our financial lives – and how we usually feel completely alone in this battle....
Why a Money Makeover?
Do you ever watch makeover shows like “What Not to Wear” and think, “I’d like a makeover. Sure, my clothes are fine and I even get compliments on my style and makeup, but still....
Ask MCG: HELP! I Don’t Have Cash For The Big Things
Hi Nicole, I was wondering if you had any advice on how to save money in your daily life so that you have a reserve of money to spend on things that you actually...
Stuck in Your Job? Tips to Improve Your Finances So You Can Move On
Are you dreaming of a new career? Do you spend each day counting down the hours until you can go home and your nights imagining what else you could be doing with your life?...
The Single Word That Will Increase Productivity in 2013 Is….
UNSUBSCRIBE!!! It’s 10:45am CST, I’m about to start an 11:00am conference call and need to prepare but Gilt.com, RueLaLa, and OutNet.com just sent me a preview of their fabulous sale today. Just one click...
Tales of FAILS
This post was inspired and sponsored by InsureUonline.org, a site that strives to educate twentysomethings about insurance. All views, stories and suggestions are my own. Read on for some funny confessions and for the chance...
Four Ways to Build Your Finances in Your 20s
If you’re like most women, your finances aren’t something you’re concerned with in your 20s. You’re more interested in establishing a career, traveling and seeing the world and developing relationships. In my 20s, I...
The Key to Becoming Rich
When I first started this budgeting process, I was under the impression that if I could just save more money, I’d find my way out of debt. So I started out by cutting out...
Surviving Wedding Season on a Budget
It’s that time of year! You guessed it… wedding season. For most people, this means attending at least 3 weddings this season. Before my ‘budget conscious’ days, I’d think of weddings and think about...