"If all the rich people in the world divided up their money amongst themselves there wouldn't be enough to go around." - Christina Stead

Personal Stories

by Rachel Slifka

3 Money Rules I Live By There’s a ton of financial advice out there. How do you know what will actually work for you? As a personal financ... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Why I’m Planning to Pay Off My Mortgage Early Personal finance blogs and experts are generally against paying off your mortgage early. With interest rates at record l... read the story

Learning Personal Finance From The Military I had a lot of time to spend learning personal finance tricks from the military. I spent nearly 14 years serving in the ... read the story

by Rachel Slifka

How We Became a Single Car Family When my husband and I moved to the Pacific Northwest, the cost of living difference was drastic. And, it was our first e... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

The Best Purchases I’ve Ever Made Last week I wrote a blog post on the top three purchases I regret the most. So I thought I’d follow it up with some...... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

Using a Quarterly Review to Stop Feeling Perpetually Behind the Curve I have felt behind the curve in work (and life) for … well, let’s just say for a long time now. I encountere... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Why I’m Not Renovating My Outdated Home Nearly 40% of Americans plan to renovate their home within the next two years, but I’m not one of them. Even though my... read the story

by Rachel Slifka

5 Things I Don’t Spend Money On Do you consider yourself frugal? Well, I’ll let you in on a secret – I’m a personal finance writer, bu... read the story

Saving Goals For 2021 My saving goals for 2021 are radically different than in years past for obvious reasons–the global pandemic is for... read the story

by Rachel Slifka

How I Find Designer Clothes for Less I will admit it: I’m a bit of a clothing snob. For me, fashion is fun. And while I love a deal, I recently re-stra... read the story