Where Personal Finance Meets Fashion
A Lesson on the Time Value of Money What's the best Christmas gift you've ever received? I have been fortunate to receive some really nice gifts over the years but the most valuable gift I ever received was given by my parents when I was 16 years old. If you read my personal story that [...]
We got an exciting piece of mail the other week! My husband's dear friend from high school is getting married in Hawaii next fall. When we opened the save the date and got past the excitement of a destination wedding in Hawaii we decided this was a can't miss opportunity for us to travel Hawaii. [...]
So excited to finally share with you all the podcast episode I recorded with Tim Mullooly on his Living with Money podcast! It was such a fun but nerve wrecking episode to record because it was my first time talking openly about my blog, The Financial Fashion Planner, and the catalyst for creating a blog [...]
Have you heard the term taxable account before? If not taxable account, perhaps you've heard it referred to as a brokerage account or investment account. Through my client interactions, I've learned that this is not a well known investing term but nonetheless an important term to understand. Especially for those of you looking to accumulate [...]
What should I do with my old 401(k)? This is a a question I get often from friends and family. If you are in the middle of switching careers, your former employer 401(k) can often get lost in the shuffle. As a quick recap, a 401(k) is one of the many benefits provided to employee's [...]
Anyone else see an outfit and just stop in their tracks!? My husband calls me a creep because if I see a great outfit on the street I will check someone out from head to toe. And not in that sense but to absorb every element of their outfit and make notes for myself. What [...]
It's no big secret that a long sleeve sweater or turtleneck can take any dress from spring/summer to fall/winter. I see it all the time and have personally done it myself a time (many) or two. What is the secret is understanding the best way to stretch a dress from the warmer months into the [...]
