When glancing at my credit card debt: I felt my heartbeat faster, my anxiety building, my blood pressure increasing. Have you ever felt that way? I don’t recommend it. The debt caused so much stress that my body was in survival mode (fight or flight). Money related stress is common. According to NEFE 2021, 85 […]
Save for Retirement
Recently a friend asked me how much do I contribute to my retirement account and how much does my employer contribute? I shrugged, but inside I cringed, because I didn’t know the answers to these simple questions. Do you know how much you contribute to your retirement account? Retirement financial literacy Financial literacy knowledge and […]
Save Automatically
What are you saving for? “I want more money” or “I want a vacation” are statements I repeated in my mind to nudge myself to save money. Despite my best efforts, my intentions to save fizzled. Looking back now, I set myself up for failure. My mistakes were having vague saving goals with no action […]
