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4 Ways the Prison Industry Affects Your Everyday Life

2.3 million people are currently incarcerated in the United States, more than any other country in the world and up 500% in the last 30 years. 60% (almost 2 out of 3!!) of people in prison are people of color. But stats are just stats. How does this actually affect your everyday…

4 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Budget Success

You've probably created a budget at some point in your life (if you haven't, no worries, there's still time!). Maybe you hit a point where you feel like enough is enough and you have to be an adult and finally start paying attention to your finances. Maybe someone told you about…

Brunch on a Wednesday: Not all the Tools, Just the Right Tools

I went to a financial planner training last week and the presenter, Bill Bachrach (he advises advisors on how to advise, so meta), asked a question about golf. Knowing nothing about golf, I started to tune out. He asked, "Ideally, how many clubs do you want to use to get your golf ball…

Why Your Money Personality Matters as Much as Your Budgeting Skills

We hear and read and see so much about how to maximize your savings and optimize your budget. There are probably hundreds of savings/spending/tracking apps out there and new ones are coming out every day. There are so many tools out now to help you curb your spending, save more, and…

Brunch on a Wednesday: Using Financial Literacy Month to Start Fresh

Yes, this is really a thing. April is Financial Literacy Month. No idea why they picked April (tax season?) or why there is such a thing as Financial Literacy Month, but I feel obligated to tell you anyway. One thing that I do like about designating April to financial literacy is that…

Your Financial House: A New Way to Look at Your Budget

I had the immense pleasure of leading a personal finance workshop with Designers Assembly this past weekend. They are a collective of young architects and designers who have built a tight-knit community and put together events and workshops to help designers gain financial and business literacy. And they know where to…

How about let’s not bash poor people for shopping on #blackfriday

This last Sunday's Brunch & Budget on Bondfire Radio show was on whether or not you're really getting a good deal on Black Friday or if it's a bunch of psychological tricks that corporations use to prey on people's emotions and vulnerability to get them to spend more money (HINT:…

House Updates now on Brownstoner.com!

So, if you don't know this about me already, I bought a house in Brooklyn with my boyfriend in 2012 and we spent an excruciating year gut-renovating it (granted, it used to be a heroin den and then was abandoned for 6 years, so making it livable for humans again…

Why I Love Charles Schwab

So first of all I have to say I'm not sponsored by Schwab in any way (although I should get on that, I rep them pretty hard) but I am a true convert. Reasons why: 1. Their checking account - they reimburse your ATM fees AND foreign transaction fees -…

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