By Beyond The Dollar Photo by Mona Eendra on Unsplash We chat with Melanie Lockert, the founder of Dear Debt, a blog that aims to help people remove the stigma around mental health and debt. She is also the co-founder of the Lola Retreat, which helps bold women face their fears, own their dreams, and […]
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8 Indicators To Gauge Your Financial Health
By Katie Rucke on Debt Wave Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Behind the rosy headlines of a soaring stock market and historically low unemployment levels, a majority of U.S. households are struggling with their financial health, according to a November 2018 report from the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI). “Loan defaults are inching upward […]
How To Stick To A Budget
By Steph on Financial Freedom Crew Photo by Green Chameleon on Unsplash Before I get into ways to stick to a budget, let me first answer two questions that I get asked often: What exactly is a budget? and Do I need one? What is a budget? A budget is plan that assigns a job […]
Why Should You Start With Why?
By Aparna on Elementum Money Photo by Ken Treloar on Unsplash As children, we all had the bug of inquisitiveness in us. Most of us remember times when we ended up being shushed up by our parents as we kept on with the stream of asking innocuous questions, most of them starting with one word […]
Stress Leave: Money Woes Shouldn’t Add To It
From Sunday Brunch Cafe Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash Home on a Friday morning in December, I’m wondering how my career came to this. I was on a medical leave from work due to stress. I looked down at the doctor’s note in my hand. “Indefinitely”, she wrote. Thoughts like “what if everyone thinks […]