If you want to manage anything in your life, you first have to measure it. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, train for a marathon, build a business, or take control of your finances, you must have a way to measure it. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” -Peter Drucker […]
The Power of Knowing When to START Investing
What are your thoughts about retirement? Once I started paying attention to the money within our family budget, I started asking myself these questions: When should I start saving for retirement? How much should I be setting aside? How much would I need at retirement? How would I get there? Let me share some […]
How Do I Get My Spouse On Board with Money?
One of the number one questions I receive is: “Peach, how do I get my spouse on board with our money?” Now, before I step out into the unknown waters of this touchy subject, let me get this out in the open: I am not a marriage counselor, nor do I pretend to be I […]
6 Reasons a Tax Refund is Called Losing
Updated March 5th, 2018 Why don’t you want a tax refund? Every spring millions of people leap for joy because they know a tax refund is right around the corner. For most of us, this feels like a huge win because it’s money we weren’t counting on, right? It is basically free money from the […]
Top 10 Excuses for Not Starting a Personal Budget
Right now over 70 percent of people are living paycheck to paycheck. This means about 7 out of 10 of your friends, neighbors, family, or maybe even yourself are living a game called: “Can we make it until next payday.” What is even more shocking is a recent article by CBS Money Watch found that […]
The 30 Year Mortgage: That’s Not Good Enough
I want you to pay off your mortgage early. I know many of you are just starting off on your financial journey and you may be thinking along the lines of: If only I could just get on a budget If only I could stop living paycheck to paycheck If only I could just pay […]