So Money podcast was featured in the Wall Street Journal in an article highlighting, “Where Millennials Go for Financial Advice.” Writer Jillian Berman shadowed me one afternoon to learn more about the show and my approach to financial advice.
I knew I should have carried my wallet in a purse that night. Instead, I fashionably tucked it under my arm and headed to the local wine bar with my husband. Two pinot noirs later I reached over to pay the bill only to realize that my wallet — which I thought I’d rested on the bar top — had vanished. Was it stolen? Did it fall on the ground somewhere? Hold on. Did I even bring my wallet? (The wine wasn’t helping.)
Learn the one thing I never leave home without.
With my husband and I working from home and the kids in virtual school, we’re saving money on some things like gas, clothing, and those $8 salads we’d normally buy from the deli below the office. But other expenses are creeping higher.
If you’re considering pivoting to self-employment, don’t let uncertainties over things like retirement planning and a vision plan stop you from pursuing your dreams. Here’s how I’ve been able to affordably craft my own benefits.
Gender wage disparity aside, there’s yet another financial gap women today face that threatens our future: retirement savings. A new study by Mass Mutual finds that women run a higher risk than men of being impoverished in old age. We’re expected to run out of savings five years too soon in retirement.
My friends at Chase sponsored a special Q&A session on Facebook Live where I had fun answering your questions about credit card fraud and share my best fraud protection tips. Plus, I open up about that time my wallet was stolen last Halloween and what I learned from the experience.
In the September issue of O, The Oprah Magazine I share my best shopping hacks so you can score a deal – even when there’s no sale sign in sight – on your next shopping trip.
