Tips & Advice

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. In case you haven't noticed, the new "American dream" isn't owning a big fancy house in the suburbs. It's freedom and travel. Millennials don't care as much about things...we're all about experiences. We aren't as loyal to jobs as previous generations, and we're not as dedicated to climbing the corporate ladder. We care a lot more about how much vacation […]

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. Our job as parents is to prepare our kids with the skills they will need throughout their lives. Sure, that includes helping them to read and write...but more than that, it's about the habits they form early in life that will stick for the long-haul. Habits like how they deal with their emotions, what they eat, and how much they exercise. […]

This past year, I've gotten really interested in financial podcasts and blogs. In many of them, I noticed a common thread: "house hacking." The basic principle is to buy a house, live in a portion of it, then rent out the rest, so the rent covers your mortgage. Housing is usually one of your biggest expenses, so doing this is huge...you're essentially living for free! The most common example is […]

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. Planning to propose soon? Congratulations on finding "the one!" This is such an exciting time of life--and nerve-wracking too. Right now you're probably brainstorming ways to make your proposal special and perfect. After all, getting engaged is a very important life event, and one that you'll remember forever. You'll be telling friends and family your proposal story the next day, […]