Happy April! The birds are chirping. The sun is staying out later. And it’s snowed, it’s rained, and it’s been 50 and sunny…all in the past week. Welcome to springtime in Chicago! With the arrival of spring (and the other three seasons that also sporadically burst onto the scene), I thought it was finally fitting … [Read more…]
Do you see your success? I don’t. Sure, everyone once in a while, I’ll stop to toot my own horn on Twitter or on the blog. I’m a big fan of sharing extra mortgage payments or totaling up how much debt I’ve destroyed in a year. But I don’t know that I’ve ever actually defined … [Read more…]
28, 30, 31. Then, there’s the really unusual 29. No matter how you flip the pages, each month only has so many days. I’ve recently gotten into the groove of setting goals for each month, and I’ve been met with varying degrees of success. Instead of looking at the end of the month as the … [Read more…]
There’s a lot to be said about being on the same page as your partner financially. Teamwork makes the dream work after all. But when I think about some of the best financial savvy that I learned growing up, I realize that much of it comes from the fact that I grew up in a … [Read more…]
This isn’t about economics. This isn’t about politics. This is me letting you know what it feels like when you tell me not to be scared. Last night, much of the world got a lesson in stock market futures. Now that I’ve had this personal finance thing under my belt for a while, I actually … [Read more…]
After I ran my last post in this series, I thought surely I would run out of awkward moments to share. Then I remember that I’m me, and there’s no shortage of awkward moments in my life, finance related and otherwise. For instance, let’s flashback to two weeks ago in my classroom: I don’t normally … [Read more…]
With the new year just days away, now seems like a fitting time to look to the future. Many of the posts on She Picks Up Pennies have had a financial focus this past year. Looking ahead, I plan to continue to pay down debt (we’re shooting for well above the $18k mark for 2016!), … [Read more…]
Nate M. Vickery reached out to me about doing a guest post on penny stocks and other types of investing. If the shoe name fits, right? He is a business consultant from Sydney, Australia. He is also an occasional investor who likes to share some of his insights and knowledge. Take it away, Nate. The … [Read more…]