You ever look at your Net Worth? You know, all the stuff you own minus all the money you owe? No? Well, then, you’re exactly like most of my clients.Continue reading
How Do You Figure Out How You’re Doing Financially? Look at Your Net Worth.
Preparing for Emergencies in the Tech Industry (Video)
If you work in tech, you’re more likely than most to lose your job at some point (maybe a very soon point! maybe not). Which makes an emergency fund even more important for you than the Average Jane. Continue reading
I’m Pregnant. What Do I Need to Do?
If you find yourself pregnant, congratulations! Now let’s talk finances. (See that suave transition, there?) Following are The Basics of what you need to think about if you’re about to have a kid.
And So This Blog’s Summer Schedule Begins
This blog is going to a bi-weekly (that is, once every other week) schedule for the remainder of the summer. It’ll be back to the weekly schedule in September!Continue reading
How Snackwell Cookies Can Make Our Finances Stronger
Most of us are pretty bad at getting healthy, both physically and financially. In both cases, there are HUGE, MONEY-PRINTING INDUSTRIES that, purportedly, help us achieve physical health and financial health. Me wonders if there’s a connection…Continue reading
Maxing Out Your 401(k) Is Not Enough
Okay, it’s a little click-bait-y, but it’s true! For some of you, at least.Continue reading
I Just Got a Job Offer. What Should I Be Looking At?
You’ve received a job offer. Congratulations! If only the struggle were over.Continue reading
So, Meg, What Do You DO, Anyway?
Subtitled “What You Could Reasonably Expect a Good Financial Planner to Do for You”
I’m 30 and I make more money than my parents. AWKWARD.
Within two years of graduating college in 1998, I was working as a business analyst in an IT consulting firm and making a higher income than each of my parents: a university math professor and a high-ish-level federal government employee with a Master’s Degree in math. (Yes, I come from numerate stock.)Continue reading
Tech Stocks Are Going Gonzo. What Should You Do With Your Company Stock? (Video)
This Wall Street Journal article inspired a video I recorded for my newsletter this week. Tech stocks are currently Killing. It. Which is great if you own company stock. But…Continue reading
Stop Thinking About “Retirement”
On my BoltBus trip back to Bellingham from Seattle this last Friday (have I mentioned my great love for mass transit? Well, it’s true, I love mass transit with Great Love), I sat next to a man about my age-ish going to LinuxFest 2017 in Bellingham. Continue reading
Your Financial Advisor Has Conflicts of Interest. What Can You Do About It?
Rule #1: Realize that all advisors have conflicts of interest. It’s not (necessarily) a condemnation of the advisor to have them. It is, realistically, impossible to avoid them.Continue reading