So many personal finance articles harp on the importance of an emergency savings account. I completely agree, but I feel like for some people, the idea of starting an emergency savings account is like trying to wring blood from a stone. My emergency savings have saved my butt and opened the door to better opportunities…
When I really little, I would collect the fallen crab apples in my grandparent’s backyard and throw them in a bucket. Then I would get a penny an apple. My grandma called this pin money. I think it was child slave labor, but ya know, tomato, to-mah-toe. The idea of pin money stayed with me…
Recently I signed up for this awesome looking service called TaskRabbit, but I haven’t had much luck picking up any tasks yet. My pal Michelle over at Fit is the New Poor, however, is the TaskRabbit master, and she’s agreed to tell you what’s up. Five months ago, when I started my personal finance journey,…