I just finished my first guest spot on my friend and referral partner Matt Hornaday’s series “Boca, Bourbon and Real Estate” on Instagram Live last Wednesday night. Our discussion was a blast! Matt is an incredible Realtor here in South Florida. I have referred several of my clients over to him and am confident in […]
To say that the past few weeks have been surreal would be an understatement at best. For myself personally, I went from looking forward to an overseas trip I had been planning for this very week, to that trip being cancelled about a week and a half ago, to gyms and restaurants closing and all […]
We have less than six weeks to go before we close out 2019 and enter into a new decade! It’s the time of year when the schedule gets hectic with parties, dinners, shopping, and other fun but stressful events. Holiday planning can be extra difficult when you’re operating from a scarcity position. Gifts and other holiday […]
As we look forward to the end of the year, it may be easy to shift back into the routine. Vacation time is over, the kids are back in school, and soon the holiday frenzy will be upon us! This time of year can impact your finances on many levels, so now is the time […]
As summer draws to a close, parents everywhere shift back into a school year mindset. With that shift comes the annual ritual of shopping for back-to-school supplies and clothing, which can often reach into the hundreds of dollars per child. If you’re trying to stay on budget and not let this derail your savings or […]
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the history of the U.S. student debt crisis. You can read the article here, and it’s definitely worth the read. How did so many in this country get so deeply mired in student loan debt? And what can we do now to get ourselves, as a nation, out […]
We’ve all been there: stressed out, a bad day, maybe even a fight with someone we love. Different people cope with stress in different ways, but for some of us, we cope by spending. And unfortunately, we only compound the stressful situations in our lives when we spend to cope, because on top of the […]
With summer merely weeks away, and Memorial Day weekend in just over one week, it’s the time of year when our thoughts turn to vacation and travel plans! If you’re planning some sort of trip this summer, have you put together a plan for it yet? Have you budgeted for the expenses, or will it […]
To all of the newly-minted college graduates out there, congratulations! Diploma in hand, the world is your oyster. However, you may be one of the millions of students graduating this year with some amount of student debt. The nation’s student loan debt is over $1 trillion and is not only larger than the country’s collective […]
Budgeting, like any habit or discipline, does not magically happen overnight. However, if you continue to work your budget, month by month, the habit will become more routine, and you’ll find yourself sticking to the budget much easier. BUT, what happens in those instances when an unforeseen event blows your budget early into the month, […]