Investing & Taxes

September 2020 Phew. Writing that title felt both exhilarating and terrifying. Revealing how much you’ve saved feels boastful and, simultaneously, vulnerable—I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wavered between, “This is a huge milestone and you’re proof that ‘slow and steady’ works!” and, “What if this isn’t that big of a deal and you […]

September 2020 My financial concerns have taken on an existential tinge recently. When I first received my full-time salary at Southwest, I was over the moon. It was many magnitudes beyond any amount of money I had ever been paid before (read: $12/hour), and when I heard about other young women my age babysitting at […]

August 2020 You know what they say: If you can’t measure it, you can’t grow it (or something cliché like that). Today, I want to spend some time reviewing the pros and cons of a tool I like to use called Personal Capital. It’s handy, dandy, and most importantly, free (frandy?). But first, let’s talk […]

August 2020 EDIT FROM MARCH 2021: When I wrote this post, I had not yet figured out a way to get money out of a pre-tax (traditional) 401(k) without paying taxes on it. Now that I’ve figured it out, I no longer believe the Roth 401(k) is the best option, but I’ve left this article […]