Girl$ on The Money

Before we get started the first thing you need to know is this: You don’t need a Ph.D. in finance, a job in Wall Street, a license, or have hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in the bank to participate in the stock market. Anyone with a consistent income and internet access to open […]

A question that I have received many times within the Girl$ on The Money community is this: “What if I start investing and the market crashes?” OR “I heard we are due for a recession soon, shouldn’t I be keeping my money out of the market?” Plus many similar questions that are a combination of […]

  Hello, Loves! At the beginning of 2019, I made a commitment to myself to read at least one book per month. I am proud to share the personal “challenge” is going strong although there have been some hiccups along the way. For instance, I started February with a book that I thought sounded good […]

I have been reading magazines for as long as I can remember. My obsession started in my teen years and has followed me into my 30s (and will likely stay with me for many years going forward). While I spent a good amount of my earlier years reading gossip and teen-focused magazines, my preferences have […]

As part of my money management and investing workshops, I like to emphasize the importance of education and of getting our information from high-quality resources that we can trust and that inspire us to upgrade in our finances. For many years, I’ve been a huge fan of Money and Kiplinger magazine but I always like […]

  Hello, Loves! So, yup! You read that right. This is Part II of “What I read in January” because I somehow found the time to read 2 books. Not only did I read them but I actually went back to analyze everything I had highlighted or underlined. Here is the thing – I am […]

This is a topic I’d been wanting to cover for a while because it is one of the most frequently asked questions I get when it comes to investing – “…where do I start?!”. While I have a 5-week course that teaches you step-by-step how to invest in stocks on your own, below I share a quick and […]

Earnings season comes around once a quarter (four times per year) and is the time when most publicly traded companies report earnings. A publicly traded company is a company that sells stocks to the public. During earnings season, regulated public companies are required by SEC law* to submit a summary of how the company is doing […]

If saving money is one of your goals for 2019 – there is an effortless yet highly effective way to make this goal possible with two very simple steps: #1. Make your savings AUTOMATIC – Schedule automatic monthly deductions of $100 from your checking account and into HIGH YIELDING savings account per paycheck or each time you […]

Hello, Loves! You may or may not know that I am a bookworm and I am actually one of those people that continued reading books (for FUN) long after my college days were over. What better way to kick off the year than by feeding my brain? One of my commitments for the year 2019 […]