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We live in a society where consumerism is all around us. We consume via the news, we consume via social media, we consume via our phones, we consume everything…including material things and stuff. It has become a status symbol of how much stuff we have such as cars, clothes, shoes, toys, plants, house decor, etc…but […]
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Have you been wanting to start a business, but you struggle to decide if you can do it with your day job? Starting a business is a huge deal, but it doesn’t have to be a hard process! I started City Girl Savings when I had a full-time job in corporate America. I’m not going
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By the time you’re listening to this episode, we’re about a month away from the federal student loan payments pause ending. With the federal student loan debt forgiveness program in the throws of legal and political battles, millions of borrowers will be forced to begin payments. As of the release date of this episode, the
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Did you know April is Financial Literacy Month?! Let’s be honest though – we should always be pushing financial literacy! Thankfully, that’s the mission of City Girl Savings. Money can literally make or break a person’s happiness. And no, money doesn’t actually buy happiness…but it gives you options. And the more options a person has,
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I’ve preached the importance of budgeting for a long time. Let me just state for the record that I will continue to preach the importance of budgeting for as long as I’m able to! Budgeting changed my life for the better and now I’m helping other people use budgeting to change their own lives. Unfortunately,
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This article may spark some controversy, but I’m standing by everything I say…but seriously, how many of us have wondered how much our friends are making each year? How many of us are curious about how much debt our friends have or what their monthly expenses are? Income differences in your friend group is real.
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Be honest with me…when you hear the word “investing”, how does it make you feel? Common answers may include overwhelmed, scared, anxious, confused. And for good reason! They don’t teach the principles of how to invest in school, so if you have any of the common feelings, you’re not alone. While it’s perfectly normal to
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We’ve all been there. Life is “life-ing”. Our job is mundane and not fulfilling, bills come every month (they just don’t stop, do they?), parents and grandparents are aging, we work 5 days/week for 8-10 hours with only 2 days to “rest”, and the economy is still in flux from a crippling global pandemic…we just
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Have you heard of the term “travel hacking”? If not, you’re not alone. I was introduced to the concept of travel hacking over a year ago by a Travel Rewards Coach (and yes, those exist). If you listen to episode 12 of the CGS podcast: An Introduction to Travel-Hacking, you can get all of the
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