As women, we have unique needs and challenges when it comes to managing our money.  According to data gathered in 2018, a working woman earned only 81.6 cents for every dollar her male counterpart earned. Further, […]

Have you tried without success to build emergency savings? Maybe pandemic financial hardship got in your way for the last two years or you just never could commit. Or maybe the idea of saving enough to cover […]

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Did you know that, as of December 2021, there were over 8,000 digital currencies in existence? If you’re like me, you’re probably aware of the more popular digital currencies, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. But […]

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about bitcoin and cryptocurrency in the news these days. On October 20, 2021, bitcoin shot up to $66,975 and then yesterday evening on November 8 it reached a new […]

We’ve all heard the standard advice about grocery shopping on a budget: make a grocery shopping list and stick to it. We’ve all heard it. Plan out what you need and then only buy what […]

Simply put, passive income is money you earn that doesn’t require you to do a lot of “active” work. Our regular salary requires that we work for a company 9-5: this is active income. On the […]

  After being laid off at his job at Microsoft, Ryan Rea was in financial dire straits. A few years later, he moved to Miami and started a new job in the tech industry. Things […]