Setting financial goals is well-tread territory on this blog. And I still stand behind this years old post as an excellent primer for how to determine a) what your financial goals are and b) how to plan for meeting them within a calendar year. There’s one problem with this post, though. It’s very much for […]
The exact moment I realized credit cards weren’t scary.
81% of Americans own a credit card and the average cardholder keeps at least three cards in their wallet. With stats like this, it’s easy to see how the average household is $6900 in debt, and why cards are so heavily utilized. Depending upon your own spending habits, cards can either be a great financial […]
Yes, we let personal finance dictate our health decisions too
As I’m sitting here typing these sentences to you, dear readers, it is mid-December, and I am laid up in bed taking advantage of the downtime by getting a jump on blog posts for 2021. I just took my first shower in five days, I haven’t seen the downstairs of my home since my first […]
At 33 – here’s how much money I spent catching up on retirement over the last two years.
Every December, I used to write a recap of my financial goals: what I accomplished that year, what I didn’t, and what I hoped to do in the year ahead. I still do this privately (and track it in my beloved tool – TRELLO), but I thought now would be a perfect time to talk […]
I’ve been blogging about personal finance for 8 years. Here’s what I really learned about money.
I started the first iteration of this blog (L Bee and the Money Tree for all you old school readers!) in May 2012. I transitioned the name to Financial Best Life in 2016, but in May 2020, I hit a special milestone – my 8-year blogging anniversary. Between the baby and the pandemic and the […]
Want to buy a home this year? Do one of these five things with 5 spare minutes today.
Preparing your finances for home ownership begins the day someone decides they actually want to buy a home. After all, saving for a down payment doesn’t just happen overnight! So, how do you best prepare your finances in advance to handle the most expensive purchase of your lifetime? Below are five areas to tackle in […]