How much should you be saving for retirement? Are there savings benchmarks by ages? Is saving different for women? These are all questions that come up frequently (and no one really has all the answers) that I thought we should talk about them today. {related: here’s our guide to FIRE (financial independence retire early) for … Read More about Tales From the Wallet: How Much to Save For Retirement
You always see personal finance articles advising you what to do at the end of the year — but I see far fewer of them advising what to do financially in the beginning of the year. Personally, I like to do two things around now: a) I take a “financial snapshot,” and b) I make … Read More about Tales from the Wallet: Setting Financial Goals
How much do you spend on clothes — and how do you keep track?
Avoiding setting up a Roth IRA because you don’t have time for it? Here’s how I helped my friend do it in 45 minutes.
How much do you spend on bags? After our discussion on Tuesday regarding whether a reader should spend $2100 on a bag that she was different from what she normally carried, reader E wrote in with this comment: After reading your post yesterday regarding expensive, professional bags, I wonder who out there can afford such … Read More about How Much Do You Spend On Bags?
Who manages the money in your house — you? your partner? everyone? This came up recently with a friend, and I thought it might be an interesting open thread. For those of you without a partner, do you want to stay in charge of your finances — or will you be happy to give that … Read More about Tales from the Wallet: Who Manages the Money In Your House?
Wondering how to ask for a raise? We shared our top 3 tips — we’d love to hear yours!
We’ve talked a bit about how you can save big money by making use of different employer-offered perks, such as flexible spending plans, health spending accounts, and more. But as 2012 starts to wind down, and people make their decisions for 2013, I thought now would be a great time to have an open thread. … Read More about Tales from the Wallet: Flexible Spending Plans, Health Spending Plans, and More!
2017 Update: We still stand by this advice on how to find a great rewards credit card for beginners, but you may also want to check out our more recent post on how to pick the best rewards card for you. Which is the best rewards credit card for “beginners”? Everyone knows if you fly … Read More about Which Are The Best Rewards Credit Cards? (Open Thread)
Update: While we still stand by these easy weeknight dinners (Kat’s still making them!), you may also want to check out our most recent roundup of 5 all-day crockpot recipes and 5 super fast Instant Pot recipes. For busy women, preparing dinner all too often falls into the “takeout” category. (I’ll admit it: I totally lived … Read More about Easy Weeknight Dinners (and Kat’s Top Five Lazy Dinners)
What are some of the best changes that you’ve made to save more money? For some people it might be curbing your Starbucks habit; for others it might be something like learning about double coupon days. But I’d love to focus our discussion today on what you’ve CHANGED about your strategy (versus what you never … Read More about Tales from the Wallet: What’s the Best Change You’ve Made to Save More Money?
How do you manage your money without getting stressed out with a million accounts? When we talked about automatic investments a few weeks ago, some readers noted that having too many accounts was stressful to them. So let’s talk about some easier ways to manage the money, how to get a bird’s eye view of … Read More about Tales from the Wallet: How to Manage Many Financial Accounts
