Good or bad, we learn so much from our parents. Whether we end up being just like them or the opposite, there’s no doubt that our parental interactions shape who we are as adults. In honor of Mother’s Day and this one being the first one I celebrate without my mom, I wanted to take […]
#126: 5 Life Lessons I Learned from My Mom Read More »
Managing finances for a single person is hard enough, so you can imagine how managing finances for a household is an even bigger feat! While I’m currently a household of 2, my boyfriend and I – as our pups have no financial skin in the game, I’m very excited to chat with fellow CSUN alumni
#125: Motherhood and Money with Sahirenys Pierce Read More »
According to a MarketWatch report, about 49% of Americans are “concerned, anxious or fearful about their current financial wellbeing”. For a money coach like me, that’s alarming! The reality is that everyone can have peace in their finances. And that’s where financial wellness comes into play! Financial wellness is caring for the wellbeing of your
#124: Financial Wellness Check: 10 Things to Have in Place Read More »
No one is perfect with money. Let me say that again for the folks in the back: no one is perfect with money! We all make mistakes in finances and in life, but mistakes are how we learn, grow, and improve. Mistakes help us know what not to do in the future. Mistakes can flip
#123: 5 Reasons Not to Blame Yourself for Past Money Mistakes Read More »
My degree is in finance, but it wasn’t until I had learned from terrible money experiences that things started to improve. Seriously, from 18-21, I was going to class every day, learning about money and finance and analysis, but after school, I was out spending money and accumulating debt. I was not implementing a drop
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I paid off my dream car! OMG! It was one of my goals for 2024 and I got it done first thing. Mostly because I was so close to being done with the loan (I had about a year and a half left) and because I wanted to add my car payment back into my
#121: How I Paid Off My Dream Car (Lexus RX350) Read More »
April is Financial Literacy month, and what better way to kick off this month than by putting all the focus on your finances! Whether you’re just dipping your toes in the money management waters, you’re seasoned at making (and spending) money or you’re ready to tackle your financial situation head on, there’s no better time
#120: Focusing on Your Finances with Aunt Kara Read More »
City Girl Savings launched January 1st 2015, but I didn’t end up going full-time until May of 2021. That’s nearly 6 and a half years where I was working in corporate while trying to grow this business. As I say that, I wonder how I got it done and still found time to travel, see
#119: How I Grew My Business While Working Full Time in Corporate Read More »
You were blessed with extra money – how exciting! Maybe it was an unexpected bonus, commission check or tax refund. However the extra money came your way, you want to be smart with it. I don’t know about you, but extra money doesn’t always fall into my lap, so when it does, I plan to
#118: 5 Smart Ways to Leverage Extra Money Read More »
