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How to Get on a Consistent Savings Schedule (Without the Stress)

Financial glow-ups are best served with a side of consistency. Create a stress-free plan that’s not only easy to stick with but actually works for you!

budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziNovember 15, 2024personal finance, budget, saving, money, organization, planning, goals, savings challenge, New YearComment

How to Create A Debt Repayment Plan

Debt dragging you down? Meet the most dependable DIY repayment plan. This guide breaks down practical steps to create one that works (and you'll stick to).

budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 11, 2024personal finance, budget, saving, money, organization, debt, debt repayment, debt repayment pla, planningComment

13 Steps to Refocusing Your Finances for Fall/Winter: A Guide

Not just to help you cope amidst the holiday craziness but also to embark on the "fresh start" or "new season" that back-to-school and autumn inspire.

budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziSeptember 13, 2024personal finance, budget, saving, money, fall, winter, investing, organization, emergency fund, hibernation guideComment

9 Ways to Treat Your Compulsions With Compassion

We've all attempted to cure something with retail or another type of therapy. Luckily, practicing self-compassion can ultimately decrease impulse buying tendencies. Read this post for ways to accomplish just that.

mindset, lifestyle, budget, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziJuly 26, 2024life, lifestyle, money, money mindset, impulse spending, shopping, fashion, budget, budgeting, goals, goal setting, therapyComment

Do This to Keep Things In Perspective En Route to Your Rich Life

It’s the key to myth-busting social standards and achieving your rich life. It's powerful, potentially life-changing, and prevents comparison from stealing your joy: exercising discernment.

mindset, lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziJune 13, 2024personal finance, financial empowerment, financial education, money mindset, financial independence, goals, goal setting, financial freedom, life, lifestyle, rich life, wealthComment

11 Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Refund

Many of us look forward to receiving a tax refund—about as many who dread having to pay money to the government. Regardless, it's important to understand exactly what this refund represents and how to use it effectively and to your advantage.

personal finance, budget, investingAnastasia BarbuzziMay 17, 2024money, financial literacy, financial education, personal finance, credit, credit card, money management, taxes, tax season, tax refund, organization, debt, emergency fund, investingComment

A Brief History of Women's Financial Freedom + Tips for Using And Building Good Credit

Only 50 years ago, access to credit wasn't considered a woman's civil right. Today, building good credit takes time and consistent effort, but the rewards include include financial flexibility and freedom in the future.

personal finance, lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziApril 19, 2024money, financial literacy, financial education, personal finance, credit check, credit, credit card, credit score, financial inclusion, financial independence, financial empowerment, women, women and money, money managementComment

Reasons Why We All Need to Embrace Loud Budgeting

We're here to support you in comfortably and confidently loud budgeting, so let's enter this new era together 🤓💚

budget, mindset, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziFebruary 18, 2024personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial education, money mindset, saving, savings challenge, financial independence, financial resilience, emergency fund, goals, goal settingComment

The 2024 Savings Challenge: Building Financial Resilience and Independence, One Dollar at a Time

Get the skinny on the 2024 savings challenge and what makes it accessible and achievable for everyone.

budget, mindset, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziJanuary 19, 2024personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial education, money mindset, saving, savings challenge, financial independence, financial resilience, emergency fund, goals, goal settingComment

How to Have a "Better" Black Friday (Or Any Sale Day) Financially

There's a better way to do Black Friday for your finances, and it's not hard to achieve. Read this post for 10 tips on how to have a better Black Friday (or any sale day) financially.

personal finance, lifestyle, budgetAnastasia BarbuzziNovember 23, 2023budget, budgeting, Christmas budget, Christmas shopping, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Cyber Weekend, money, money management, money mindset, shopping, financial literacy, financial education, personal financeComment

The Hibernation Guide

The ultimate resource for inquiring minds looking to work on their personal finances, money mindset, and bettering their financial literacy and education.

Guest Appearance! $HMONEY Is On the Thinking About Podcast🎙️

It was a great pleasure to be a guest on Thinking About with Kirsti McNabney. Learn more about the episode!

personal finance, mindsetAnastasia BarbuzziNovember 3, 2023personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial education, self-help, money mindset, women and money, female friendshipComment

The Perfect Monday (or Any Day) Reset Routine

For increased productivity, organization, fulfillment, and calm. Start your week off on the right foot!

lifestyle, budgetAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 15, 2023money, life, lifestyle, personal finance, self-help, well-being, investing, budget, grocery shopping, groceries, reset, routine, morning routineComment

7 Ways to Invest In Female Friendships + the Benefits

I felt inspired to sit down and talk about the importance of investing in female friendships. Read for my thoughts.

investing, lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziSeptember 15, 2023money, life, lifestyle, personal finance, girls, girlies, friendship, female friendship, self-help, well-being, investingComment

How I Built My Emergency Fund 🚨 + How You Can Start One, Too!

You asked for details on how I built my emergency fund, so I included them in this post. Plus, all the info you need to build one of your own.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziAugust 26, 2023money, life, lifestyle, saving, emergency fund, personal financeComment

What Is Girl Math? What Is It Good For?

In this blog post, we discuss whether it’s tongue-in-cheek dialogue, a seriously harmful concept, or a step backward or forward for feminism.

personal finance, budgetAnastasia BarbuzziAugust 25, 2023financial education, money, women, women and money, girl math, mathComment

How to Make A To-Don't List

Peppering your perspective with a dash of pessimism is an ancient approach to life improvement called, 'via negativa.' But how can one benefit from it? Learn more in this blog post about how to make a to-don’t list.

lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziJune 13, 2023money, life, lifestyle, mindset, money mindsetComment

The Current State of Motherhood (2023)

On top of everything else, so much financial responsibility falls on moms. The statistics in this post help reiterate why women’s financial literacy and financial education are so important.

lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziMay 19, 2023financial education, money, women, moms, motherhood, working moms, unpaid labour, life, lifestyleComment

Top 10 World's Richest Women (2023)

While you may recognize some names on this list of the world’s wealthiest women for their philanthropy or net worth, it might also be the first time you read about some last names that carry “old money.”

lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziMay 10, 2023financial education, mindset, money mindset, money, women in finance, world's richest women, women in business, womenComment

Top 10 Female Finfluencers to Follow (2023)

If you’re setting out on a journey to improve your financial situation and relationship with money, these are the best women finfluencers to follow.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziMay 5, 2023financial literacy, financial education, mindset, money mindset, money, money trauma, finfluencer, top finfluencers, women in financeComment