by Julie | Jun 20, 2016 | Increasing income, Savings and debt, The Basics
I always say that everyone makes financial mistakes and so you shouldn’t feel bad about yours. I’ve certainly made mine. My biggest mistakes all involved investing, and I’m certain that’s only because I hadn’t yet figured out JL...
by Julie | May 2, 2016 | Budgeting, Increasing income, Lowering expenses, Mindset, Savings and debt
We’ve all been there. We were excited to get a job, but it just didn’t pay all that much. Maybe it was a babysitting gig when you were 13, maybe it was your first job out of college. Maybe, like me, you spent your career in nonprofit, where salaries are...
by Julie | Apr 4, 2016 | Budgeting, Increasing income, Lowering expenses, Savings and debt
There might not be a way for most of us to get a million dollars overnight, but there are definitely some quick and easy ways to get smaller amounts of money and those small amount really add up (plus, it feels awesome to deposit the money in the bank!) Do any one of...
by Julie | Mar 25, 2016 | Increasing income, Lowering expenses
I looked around my friend’s apartment and thought, I’ll never be a minimalist. Sure, it was super easy for her to pick up and move from one place to another. But I saw the empty walls, the mattress on the floor, the few pieces of furniture without any...
by Julie | Mar 25, 2016 | Budgeting, Increasing income, Lowering expenses, Mindset, The Basics
The other day we went over how to track your income and expenses. Congratulations on figuring that out! So let’s say you’ve been tracking your income and expenses for a while. Now what? It’s not like those numbers will do you any good if you ignore...
by Julie | Mar 22, 2016 | Budgeting, Increasing income, Lowering expenses, The Basics
So you read yesterday’s post about why you should track your income and expenses and now you’re jumping out of your seat with excitement because you can’t wait to get started! Ok, maybe that’s a bit of an overstatement, but hopefully you see...