Why is personal financial health important, and how do you know when you’ve got it?

I share financial health tips, how to assess your own personal financial health with a personal finance health score, and OF COURSE, ways to increase it.

Popular Articles about Your Financial Health:

How Am I Doing Financially?

Always Broke before Payday? How to Change that.

Preparing for the Unexpected – How to Figure out the Numbers.

Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck Tips

What is Net Worth, Anyway?

Screw Your Financial Statements. What are the Numbers Actually TELLING You?

 

young asian family playing on the couch, not thinking about recessions

How to Prepare for a Recession (Hint: More than Just Saving More Money)

How to prepare for a recession so that you take care of your family's financial well-being. Plus tips for how to ride out a recession. You’ve probably seen headlines (and possibly ignored them, as I’ve tried to do) about the next great…
young, happy couple looking out over sea, wondering how to save when living paycheck to paycheck

17 Simple Tips to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck (for GOOD!)

Feeling like you don't make enough money to live? I've got some killer tips to help you stop living paycheck to paycheck. Including how to save money when you are living from paycheck to paycheck. Tired of living paycheck to paycheck? I'm…
a mother managing money on the couch while child colors

DIY Free Portfolio Check Up for MOMs (Family Managers Of Money)

This is the guide for MOMs to make your money management quicker and better. The (DIY) free portfolio check up I’m walking you through? Will blow your mind. Look, I get it. You’re a Mom. Your days are filled (I prefer to say “filled”…
young woman in glasses, writing down life lessons about money on notebook

29 Life Lessons about Money (Ignore at Your Own Risk)

What's the best lesson you've learned about money? 29 life lessons about money from a 10-year personal finance blogger. I was once asked, "what's the best lesson you've learned about money?" Well...I couldn't give just one. After that…
image of woman's hand working on laptop, with turquoise mug

41+ Free Money Management Courses (Budgets, Debt, Investment, etc.)

Take several of these 41 free money management courses to brush up on your money skills (without going further into debt, or wrecking your budget). Do you know you need financial help, but you can't really afford it? Lucky for you, there are…
young woman drinking coffee at desk, looking out window thinking about best financial decisions

7 Rules for Making the Best Financial Decisions (Every Time)

What are the things you need to know to make the best financial decisions? I’ve got examples of good financial decisions, and 7 rules to follow to make your own. Making financial decisions – especially big financial decisions – can be…