Spending & Saving

For some reason, the six-figure salary has always held this sort of sparkly allure for me: Almost as if once I hit that illustrious $100,000 benchmark, I’d know I had really made it. I’m not sure if it’s just because “six figures” really rolls off the tongue or if there’s something else at work here […]

This is my fourth article about this topic, but who’s counting? In the past, I’ve tried to present the most objective, data-driven, and math-backed explanations for why your primary residence is not an investment in the traditional sense. When you look at the constant flow of cash outlaid to maintain a home (closing costs, agent […]

Whether it was the constant intravenous diet of Keeping up with the Kardashians and Real Housewives growing up or simply the experience of going to an all girls’ high school during my most formative years, I used to be — by all definitions of the word — a materialistic person.  I LOVED shopping. I loved […]

I remember the first time I heard someone use the analogy that you’re the “CFO” of your own life. Being the former corporate apologist I am – sporting a deep-seated obsession with climbing the ladder and taking names – this metaphor resonated deeply with me. Imagining myself in a well-tailored skirtsuit stomping around a hypothetical boardroom […]