When it comes to having financial control, I think it’s way too easy to not take any accountability. Blaming the government or capitalism is an easy way to avoid looking at our own ability to manage money. Not to discount the effect that inflation, rising prices, and the constant social pressure to spend are having…
Author: Coley Cole
How to Create and Maintain Financial Boundaries
Let’s be honest with ourselves here. We ALL make stupid, shitty decisions with our money at one point or another in life (trust me, I’ve been there). It’s like a slap-in-the-face kind of rite of passage, but when you keep getting slapped in the face after not learning your lesson the first time, you know…
The Importance of Celebrating Your Financial Wins
In the spirit of me just having paid off my car (SLAYYY!!! 💅), I wanted to talk about why celebrating our financial wins is so important. Taking the time to recognize our victories and uplift ourselves in these moments is what will help inspire us to keep achieving. Making strides to change your financial situation…
5 Ways to Manage Your Impulsive Spending Habits
It’s so easy to go out to buy just a few things and wind up with more than you meant to get. In a world where spending has been rendered almost completely effortless with a simple tap, it’s not hard to see that it feeds impulsive spending habits. Do you find yourself making spur of…
How to Budget for Beginners
What a budget is, why it’s important, and what to include! Not sure how to budget or where to start? Then you’re standing exactly where I was a few years ago. Budgeting can seem overwhelming, especially if you don’t consider yourself a numbers person. But to have any kind of financial success, you have to…
How to Know if You’re a Credit Card Person
And what you can do about it. Credit card companies profit from our ignorance. They market their cards as a way to earn points and rewards, get exclusive perks, build your credit, and live the life you always wanted. It’s what they don’t tell you that causes so many people to fall into a pit…
How to Do a Financial Spring Cleaning
10 Ways to Organize and Improve Your Finances I don’t know about you, but after months of winter, I’m feeling inspired by the oncoming Spring. It’s the perfect time to reset and refresh so many areas of your life. From getting outside more to cleaning up your house to doing a financial spring cleaning, there’s…
8 Ways to Save Money & Set Yourself Up For Success
In my efforts to pay off my student loans and other debt, I’ve had to find ways to save money. The biggest roadblock to getting out of debt and building wealth is spending money, especially money you don’t really have on things you don’t really need. At first, I thought there was no way I…
5 Mindset Shifts to Improve Your Relationship with Money
Change your mindset. Change your money. Change your life. The way you think about money affects how you act with it, which affects your bank account. If you struggle to save and consistently find yourself overspending, then you probably need to create mindset shifts around your finances. These mindset shifts are simple yet powerful because…
What’s Keeping You From Your Financial Goals?
How your mindset and behavior can prevent you from making progress. It may feel like reaching your financial goals is out of your grasp. The thought of paying off your debt, buying a house, saving for retirement and more are very foreign to so many people. Times are tough, but you have more power and…