Anyone who has found themselves in a tight financial spot has wondered – even if just for a moment – whether they should move back in with their parents. It could be that you lost your job, or that you are finding it difficult to provide for your children, or that you are in-between marriages, […]
The Step-by-Step Guide to Purging your Home for Extra Cash
I am a BIG FAN of earning extra cash via side hustles. I am also obsessed with banishing clutter from every inch of my home (seriously, sometimes it border on a sickness) and so the perfect way to combine both of my passions is to periodically “purge” my home of items I am no longer […]
What is a mortgage?
It’s spring and I can always tell because of a) the weather and b) because of all the homes in the neighborhood that pop up for sale each season. For the first time buyers who come to this site, I wanted to dedicate an entire post to breaking down what a mortgage is and how […]
Identity Theft: What to Do and How to Protect Your Finances
I had my identity stolen in 2015. And it was one of the biggest PITA of my life. Five years later, in 2020, it feels as if identity theft is a thing of the past. Businesses are more aware of it now, and there are so many measures in place to secure information. It feels […]
How Couples Can Cope When One of You Loses an Income
Many families and couples are set up to be two-income households. Meaning, things only work when there are two incomes coming into your bank accounts. But what happens if one of you loses your income? Well, you’ve got to cope. And not just cope financially, but also cope with the extra stress and relationship strain […]
How to File for Unemployment (and What it Feels Like)
The first time I was laid off, I was 25. After graduating from college with a shiny new degree in journalism, I struggled to find a job and ended up doing two internships. As luck would have it, I found a job at a public relations agency right when my second internship was ending. When […]