Personal Stories

personal stories from: Vicky Monroe

by Vicky Monroe

Why My Fiancé and I Combined Our Finances Traditionally, couples combined their finances when they got engaged or married. My fiancé and I decided to go the conv... read the story

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How I Save Money With a Home Gym Working out and staying active is one of the best things you can do for your health. Exercising regularly can help reduc... read the story

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How I Deal With Financial Jealousy I have a confession to make—sometimes I get jealous of how much money strangers on the internet have. I’m in a prett... read the story

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How I Learned to Discuss Finances With My Parents If you didn’t grow up in a financially transparent household, it can be awkward to discuss money with your parents. Ho... read the story

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Why I Don’t Invest in Cryptocurrency In the past decade, cryptocurrency has exploded in popularity. Nearly half of all people between the ages of 18 and 34 i... read the story

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7 Things I Never Spend Money On Most of the personal finance influencers I follow have posted at least one blog or video about things they don’t spend... read the story

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How I’m Planning to Spend My Tax Return As a self-employed freelance writer, I don’t get a big tax return—it’s usually $200 or $300 max. But my partner wh... read the story

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Here’s How Much I’ve Saved By Quitting Drinking About a year ago I stopped drinking for good. I started developing allergic reactions to alcohol, which forced me to qui... read the story

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My Favorite Personal Finance YouTubers One of my favorite ways to gain personal finance knowledge is to watch YouTube videos. I put them on in the background w... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Should I Buy An Expensive Engagement Ring? My fiancé and I have been engaged for over a year. But we still haven’t bought engagement or wedding rings because we... read the story