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Read through and share articles about personal finance for women and couples, from tutorials to deep dives on specific concepts to the latest developments in the personal finance world.
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How to Get More From Your Financial Advisor (Even If You’ve Had One for Years)
If you already have a financial advisor, you’ve done something most people haven’t: you’ve decided your financial life is worth investing in. What sometimes happens, though, is that the hiring itself feels like the work. Life gets busy, and over time the meetings quietly become another item to…
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Why Your Financial Life Starts with Cash Flow Basics (and How To Start Right Now)
When people want to get better with money, they assume they need to start with a budget. A system. Rules that tell them what they should or should not be doing. That assumption alone can be enough to stop people before they begin. Enter cash flow. Cash flow…
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What’s the Difference Between Financial Education and Financial Advice?
What’s the difference, and why it matters If you are here to learn about money, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the phrases financial education and financial advice used almost interchangeably. That’s confusing, especially if you’re already feeling uncertain or overwhelmed. They are closely related, but they are…
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Define Your Meaningful Life – A Phased Approach with a Workbook
Note: This might feel like a huge topic to take on in a single article. But this is about taking steps towards yourself and what matters to you, not to other people. It’s Your Meaningful Life. You’re here! You got this. Discovering and defining Your Meaningful Life is…
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How to Understand Fee-Only vs. Fee-Based Financial Advisors
When I started learning more about financial planning, I quickly realized how much of the language made things harder to understand rather than clearer. This is a simple explanation meant to help you understand advisor compensation, whether or not you ever plan to work with one. If there…
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How to Be a Better Financial Partner in a Relationship in 3 Phases [+ Bonus Worksheet]
Being a better financial partner in a relationship has very little to do with being “good at money.” Most couples struggle with money not because they are irresponsible or incompatible, but because financial responsibility quietly becomes uneven over time. One person knows where everything lives, tracks the details,…