Hello Sophisticated Spenders! We have (un)officially reached the end of March Madness. Filling out this financial bracket was fun. Shout out to the National Endowment for Financial Education. They created this cool bracket. This year’s bracket was divided into 4 groups: Growing Your Money Protecting What You Have Learning & […]
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Hello Sophisticated Spenders! I received a really cool tool from the NEFE (National Endowment for Financial Education). In the spirit of March Madness and the Road to the Final Four, they’ve created the Financial Four! Click here to fill out your very own bracket! (Here’s the pdf. I can also email […]
Hello Sophisticated Spenders! Background: Kanye West recently took to twitter to beg ask Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion. Kanye thinks Mark should “invest” in Kanye because-well, he’s Kanye. Then Kanye goes on to say he’s $53 million in personal debt. Don’t Be Fooled By Kanye’s $53 million debt! […]
Hello Sophisticated Spenders! I had the pleasure of attending a wine and paint birthday party. This was my first wine and paint party and I thought it was a great idea. The artist will come to your home (or a few have their own studios) and will bring all of […]
Hello Sophisticated Spenders! Congratulations to the Denver Broncos. They are the Super Bowl 50 Champions (We’ll get em next year Bears). I’d rate this year’s Super Bowl a 7 out of 10. Things I loved: All of the past Super Bowl MVP’s were introduced. It was nice to see the […]
Hello Sophisticated Spenders! Because I love my readers… Don’t fall for the latest scam. It’s holiday season. People want to go out and spend money they don’t even have. The most overused phrase of this season is: “Can I borrow some money, and I’ll pay you back when I get my refund?” Do […]
Hello Sophisticated Spenders! September was full of cool events! Let’s jump right into the numbers. Readership: 741 views (74 LESS than August) Blog: $0 (no effort, no income) Fitness (Zumba and Insanity Instructor): $392.66 (I took 2 weekends off) eBay: $0 (again, no effort, no income) Facebook Likes: 297 (16 new […]
Sometimes you just know when certain people and events are gonna be special. This year I attended my 5th FINCON and for some reason, I KNEW FINCON was gonna be special when I hit that register button back in 2011. There’s nothing that could have prepared me for all of […]
Hello Sophisticated Spenders! July felt like a better month than June however, the numbers tell a totally different story: Readership: 546 views (100 less than June) Blog: $0 Fitness (Zumba and Insanity Instructor): $405.76 (I took some time off) eBay: $0 Facebook Likes: 281 (6 more than last month-hello new peeps!) […]
Hello Sophisticated Spenders! I am excited to announce I will be going to BlogHer15! I’ve been to BlogHer12, BlogHer13 and BlogHer14 and they were all amazing! Here are a few highlights: I met a Kardashian at BlogHer14 in San Jose, California! BlogHer13 was in my home town of Chicago! Best […]