Note from Hilary: I'm happy to feature expert advice on my blog, especially on ways to protect yourself from identity theft! In this case, I've partnered with Experian, the credit reporting agency, to bring you their best advice to keep yourself, your money and your...
Handling your money effectively can feel like a burden if you don’t have the right systems worked out to handle bills and other financial issues in a timely manner. Here are six fast, easy actions to help you manage your money, as well as free up some all-important...
Despite our better judgments, our spending and saving often boils down to an emotional decision. For example, you just got a raise, making it the perfect opportunity to sock away a little extra in your savings account. Then, you find out that your friends have all...
Financial articles are often full of technical jargon that makes even my head hurt. I call it “Wall Street-speak,” and I’m sure you know what I’m referring to — terms like “volatility index,” “Dow Jones,” “debt instrument,” and “mortgage-backed security” that make us...
Financial success isn’t mystical, and it isn’t out of reach. The truth is that the supply of money is infinite and everyone can have enough of it. What we lack is a fundamental understanding of the habits that make financial success the most likely outcome. In my 15...
I talk a lot about financial baggage because it holds so many women back from financial success. For many, stories about the past are gripping, and even debilitating. I honor where you are if you’re feeling the weight of all you intend to let go of — because I’ve been...
I was once an epic over spender, but these days I’m constantly surprised that the way I manage money leaves positive balances in my accounts. And how quickly my balances grow. So what’s my secret? In a word: Automation I'm not talking about any old kind of automation,...
You know that things like self-medicating with alcohol or drugs, comfort eating, and staying in bad relationships are forms of self-sabotage, but did you know that many of us have money habits that actually sabotage us financially? Self-sabotage is defined as behavior...
Let's figure out which of the money languages you speak. Until you meet someone who doesn’t speak your own, you don’t really know that people use different words for love, money, and time. You don’t actually get that concepts exist only in language, nor do you truly...
Whether the decision is mutual or one-sided, managing life during a divorce is probably a heavy task. Aside from the excruciating emotional aspect of the process, divorce is also a time when your financial future can be put into serious jeopardy if you don’t take the...
