The Number One Secret to Financial Success

The Number One Secret to Financial Success

If you’ve spent any time researching personal finance, you’ll know that there are countless podcasts, blogs, and books promising to give you The Key or The Method or The Secret to financial success. Unfortunately, most of those promises end up being nothing more than...
Budgeting, Setting Goals, and Choosing Trade-offs Wisely

Budgeting, Setting Goals, and Choosing Trade-offs Wisely

Here at Everyday Money, we like to question the conventional wisdom of the personal finance world. Because honestly, a lot of those hard-and-fast rules for “smart” money management are anything but. Case in point? The constant focus on “financial freedom.” What does...
Key Financial Metrics To Help You Understand Your Money

Key Financial Metrics To Help You Understand Your Money

When you’re just starting to manage your finances, it can be overwhelming to think about everything you “should be” keeping track of. Do you need to record every purchase, even if it’s just a gas station soda? Should you set up a stock alert for every investment in...
Changes Ahead: How Our Financial Priorities Shift

Changes Ahead: How Our Financial Priorities Shift

It would be nice to think that you could create a “set it and forget it” plan to manage your finances. And while something like that might work well for a while, it’s not sustainable in the long term. You’ll probably experience several changes in your income,...
What to Do When Money Feels Overwhelming

What to Do When Money Feels Overwhelming

Do you feel unclear about where your money is going but unsure of how to get a better handle on the situation? If so, you aren’t the only one – it’s a fairly common problem.  We see countless individuals and couples who don’t really know what their finances look like....