How to set financial goals. Best practices for setting financial goals.

Set Yourself Up For Financial Success By Setting Financial Goals – Episode 21

Goals are important because they allow you to create your future today. Although a lot of people set financial goals every year, most people don't actually end up sticking with them because they get distracted along the way. So how do you set…
How to save for big purchases? What are index funds and how do you start investing?

How to Save for Big Purchases?

How much thought do you give to preparing for big purchases? Do you swipe your credit card and worry about paying it off later, or do you actually save up for big purchases and only buy when you have the cash available to spend? While the…
How to create a payday money routine when budgeting?

Things To Do Every Time You Get Paid

Having money in the bank is always a great feeling. Perhaps that’s why every other Friday is my favorite day of the month (I get paid biweekly). Yet, I’ve found that the easiest way for me to manage my money, and not have it disappear without…
What is a budget? | 2018 Financial Goals and Quarterly Check In

What is Budgeting & Why It’s Important

Many people dread creating a budget, but I have nothing but good things to say about mines. In fact, budgeting has been my saving grace (no pun intended) and it’s one of the most important tools that I have used to manage my money throughout…
How to use employer tuition reimbursement programs

Episode 14: How To Effectively Use Your Employer Tuition Reimbursement with Ogechi Igbokwe

Ogechi Igbokwe understands how student loan debt can wreak havoc on our lives. How it robs us of our peace of mind and the ability to pursue our goals like buy a house, travel, get married or start a family. In this episode, Ogechi shares her…
The Thought Card - Check your paychecks

Do You Check Your Paychecks? 5 Things I Learned From Not Checking Mines

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Google Play Music | Listen of Spotify | Listen on Stitcher In today's mini episode, we talk about the important lessons that I learned from not checking my pay stubs. Yet, I bet that I'm not alone in…
Emergency Savings & Emergency Fund Dos and Dont's

Emergency Fund Dos And Don’ts

My emergency fund has saved my hide more times than I can count. From car insurance payments to overdrafts, I've relied on my emergency fund to get me through sticky situations. Yet setting money aside for those "just in case scenarios"…