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Why It’s Critical for You to Save for Retirement Now

March 28 By Natalie Bacon22 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

Why It’s Critical for You to Save for Retirement Now

“I’m not saving for retirement now. I have other things to worry about,” said so many 25 year olds. “I’m terrified that I’m not going to have enough money to retire,” said so many 50 year olds. “I started saving too early for retirement,” said no one ever. These are the types of things I… Read more

Filed Under: Money, Saving & Investing Tagged With: money, money lessons, retirement, save money, saving

5 Unexpected Ways To Prepare Financially For a Baby

March 21 By Natalie Bacon10 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

5 Unexpected Ways To Prepare Financially For a Baby

Babies bring so much joy into the world. This is why it’s hard to focus on the nitty-gritty finance stuff that comes along with babies. I wrote a really popular post called 8 Ways to Prepare Financially For a Baby where I talked about the basic things that I think are important with respect to… Read more

Filed Under: Money, Saving & Investing Tagged With: family and money, kids, money, money lessons

7 Ways You’re Wasting Money Without Realizing It

March 7 By Natalie Bacon40 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

7 Ways You’re Wasting Money Without Realizing It

It would be nice to have more money at the end of the month. One of the easiest ways to find more money in your month is to save on things where you’re wasting money without realizing it. By making small changes, you can save big time – and with saving big time comes reaching… Read more

Filed Under: Budgeting, Frugal Living, Money, Saving & Investing Tagged With: frugal living, money, money lessons, spending

How to Pay Yourself First

February 15 By Natalie Bacon26 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

How to Pay Yourself First

Your habits are everything. They’re small actions that you repeat over time and are the difference between success and failure. For example, if you run 1 mile every morning, you are likely to be in better shape than someone who periodically runs 5 miles on a Saturday. I think this applies to everything – including… Read more

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How to Live Frugally: The Ultimate Guide

January 4 By Natalie Bacon28 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

How to Live Frugally: The Ultimate Guide

Frugal living means more money in your pocket. Who doesn’t want that? Um, no one! Even if you’re not frugal by nature, you can learn how to be frugal (read: you can learn how to live by spending less money so you can enjoy life and have money in the bank). I’m going to show… Read more

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How to Save an Emergency Fund That Actually Lasts

November 30 By Natalie Bacon28 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

How to Save an Emergency Fund That Actually Lasts

Emergencies happen. That’s why a cash cushion, like an emergency fund, is critical. I’m going to walk you through how to save an emergency fund that actually lasts. Your financial future depends on it. And yet, 57 percent of all single female households in the United States do not have sufficient savings to live for three… Read more

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21+ Blog Posts That Will Help You Save Money

October 26 By Natalie Bacon37 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

21+ Blog Posts That Will Help You Save Money

It would be nice to be able to save more money, agreed? I know I feel that way a lot (especially because I’m a spender). I believe that you can learn to become a successful saver, even if you are a spender by nature and even if you haven’t saved money before. If you want… Read more

Filed Under: Frugal Living, Money, Saving & Investing Tagged With: millennials, money, money lessons, save money, saving money

10 Money Lessons You Probably Didn’t Learn Growing Up

October 19 By Natalie Bacon31 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

10 Money Lessons You Probably Didn’t Learn Growing Up

I believe everyone can live a fulfilling life and be rich. Everyone, including you. 🙂 The problem is that not everyone learned how to do this growing up. I certainly didn’t. I didn’t know about money blogs or books or podcasts. I didn’t know things like Budgeting For Budget Haters existed. I grew up in a family… Read more

Filed Under: Frugal Living, Money, Saving & Investing Tagged With: millennials, money, money lessons

How to Start Saving for Retirement

October 12 By Natalie Bacon28 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

How to Start Saving for Retirement

Saving for retirement isn’t hard. Getting started is. I can teach you how to start saving for retirement so it isn’t intimidating or painful. So, as a former spender in $206k of student loan debt, I am here to tell you that if I can turn my finances around and get going saving for retirement,… Read more

Filed Under: Money, Saving & Investing Tagged With: investing, millennials, money, money lessons, retirement, saving

Investing For Beginners: Asset Allocation Explained

May 18 By Natalie Bacon20 Comments This post contains affiliate links. Read the disclosure policy.

Investing For Beginners: Asset Allocation Explained

Your Investment plan is more important than your actual investments. – Ramit Sethi, Investing sounds sexy, fun, and like you’re being a real adult – no? The truth is, you may want to be debt free before you invest. (That’s why I talk so much about debt and less about investing – I’m still getting… Read more

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