Girl$ on The Money

Note: This post was updated on October 14, 2021 Banks make money in a few different ways. One of them is by charging you interest or fees for the services they provide. Another major way banks make money is from YOUR money. In other words, when you deposit money in a bank, the money doesn’t just sit […]

Last year, a valued member of the Girl$ on The Money community tagged me on a post. She was surveying her audience about whether she should purchase Amazon shares or wait until the price drops. Here’s how much the stock was trading at on Friday 06/26/20: Source: Yahoo! Finance One. Single. Share. Fast forward almost […]

Hello, everyone!! In July of 2021, I celebrated 13 years as an investor – it has been well over a decade since I started to invest on my own and manage my portfolio. Below is the backstory about how it all happened. Grab your favorite beverage, and let’s go down memory lane 🙂 I discovered […]

Hey, everyone! I know I’ve been slacking on updating these posts, but I’ve not been slacking on my reading. This post is about a month late, but better late than never :). Here’s what I read in March 2021 – Secrets of The Millionaire Mind  Author: T. Harv Eker As you can see, I read […]

Hello, everyone! I am back with another update on what I’ve been reading lately. If you’ve missed my prior book updates, check out previous posts :). With that said, here’s what I’ve been reading in February: Untamed  Author: Glennon Doyle Ok, so, to be completely honest, what caught my eye about this book in the first […]

Hello, everyone! I am back with a quick update on what I’ve been reading lately. This post is obviously “a bit” overdue, considering we’re in the middle of February. However, I wanted to share this first before letting you all know what I’ve been reading this month.  Without further ado, here’s what I read in January […]

Last week the stock market experienced something never before seen: The stock price of companies that have been struggling for quite some time started to rise quite rapidly! This resulted from a group of people that rallied together to buy these underperforming stocks. While many got involved with the sole purpose of making a “quick […]

Five years ago TODAY (1/19/2016) I published the Kindle version of my first book: Stock Market Investing Mini Lessons for Beginners. The paperback version wasn’t published until March of that same year :). The book quickly became an Amazon Best Seller thanks to the love and support of the Girl$ on The Money community who […]

Many investing fanatics (myself included) probably wish the market was open year-round – sometimes :). However, that’s not the case. Below, I share the dates on which the stock market will be closed in 2021: New Year’s Day: Friday, Jan. 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, Jan. 18 Washington’s Birthday/Presidents Day: Monday, Feb. 15 […]

Before anything, I want to share some context. Back in January of 2019, I committed myself to read at least one book per month. Somehow I was motivated to continue that personal mission into 2020, and I can humbly share that I crushed the goal for the second year in a row. “Reading more” has […]