Tales from the Wallet: Thoughts on Buying Property
Kat shared her personal adventures in purchasing property, as well as tips for other young women on deciding whether or not to purchase property.
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Tales from the Wallet: What’s Your Vacation Money Strategy?
What’s your overall strategy about vacations and budgets — how do you plan to budget while on vacation — and how do you pay for vacation?
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Tales from the Wallet: Seasonal Spending
Here’s a fun question for today: Do you think your seasonal spending varies – and what are your best budget tips to accommodate that? Do you think you spend more in certain seasons? How do your strategies for saving or budgeting change from season to season — and what do you think your biggest money…
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Cash Savings vs. Retirement Savings Accounts: Where to Stash Your Money When You’re Unsure What You’re Saving For
Everyone knows saving for retirement is a priority, because retirement is important and compound interest is powerful — but are the tax savings for retirement accounts so great that you should use them to save extra cash, too, such as for a hypothetical future home purchase? When I was in my late 20s — unmarried,…
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Tales from the Wallet: How to React to a Stock Market Drop
Update: We still stand by this advice on how to react to a stock market drop, but you may also want to check out our recent discussion about whether you invest in stocks or index funds. Do you know what to do with your investments when the stock market takes a dive — how to react…
