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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

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

Women, Math, and Money: You’re Better With Numbers Than You’ve Been Told

I recently had Erin B. Haag, a serial entrepreneur, mom, author, and creator of Pricing Overhaul, on the podcast. Here are some tidbits from our chat about how the stereotype that women are not as good with numbers is perpetuated.

mindsetAnastasia BarbuzziApril 13, 2023financial literacy, financial education, math, math trauma, fear of math, women in business, business, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, female entrepreneur, mindset, money mindsetComment

Thought Bubble: Pink Tax on My Mind 💭

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been angry about the pink tax. I’ve dedicated entire episodes to the subject and to period poverty. For all the naysayers, this shit is real, people—the #DataDon’tLie, as I like to say.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziMarch 31, 2023financial literacy, personal finance, pink tax, period povertyComment

The Gender Pay Gap, Ask Gap, and Reality Gap in 2023

Presenting, The Gap Report for 2023. Details on the current gender pay gap, ask gap, and reality gap, plus ideas about progressing.

mindset, personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziMarch 17, 2023gap report, gender pay gap, pay gap, gender gap, ask gap, reality gap, finance, personal finance, financial education, financial literacyComment

Habit Stacking Ideas to Help You Stay On Track Financially

The ultimate beginner’s guide + habit stacking examples and a free download!

lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziNovember 1, 2022lifestyle, financial literacy, personal finance, money management, budget, mindset, hone your habits, habit stack, habit stacking, morning routine, routineComment

Lookout! $HMONEY Radio Is On Perfectly Unfiltered 🎙️

It was a great pleasure to be a guest on Build A Dream’s podcast, Perfectly Unfiltered, hosted by founder Nour Hachem-Fawaz.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 27, 2022personal finance, financial literacy, financial empowerment, financial educationComment

I Made It Through My First-Ever Podcast Interview 💚 Tune In!

This was my first-ever podcast episode as a guest/‘interviewee’ and it was so much fun! As someone who’s used to doing the questioning, this was a whole new experience.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 26, 2022financial empowerment, financial literacy, personal finance, mindset, financial educationComment

Thought Bubble: Have Your Cake & PSL Too 🍂

Guess what?! You can budget for 'non-essential' items like seasonal drinks if they mean that much to you. More on that in this post.

lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziOctober 23, 2022lifestyle, financial empowerment, financial literacy, personal finance, money management, fall, budget, mindsetComment

10 Podcasts to Help You Hone Your Habits 🎧

I went into detail about each show on this episode of $HMONEY Radio, but if you’re looking to click-n-go, check out this blog post.

lifestyle, mindsetAnastasia BarbuzziSeptember 26, 2022lifestyle, financial empowerment, financial literacy, personal finance, money management, life hacks, hone your habitsComment

Thought Bubble: If Mariah Can Be #FINDEPENDENT, You Can Too

A lesson from Mimi that was overlooked on a recent episode of Archetypes, Meghan Markle’s new podcast.

lifestyleAnastasia BarbuzziSeptember 25, 2022lifestyle, findependence, findependent, financial independence, financial empowerment, financial literacy, personal finance, relationships, money managementComment

Thought Bubble: Practicing the Art of Putting Your Pride Aside

The moment that confronted me with my ego and led me to a bunch of realizations about pride, personal finance, and more.

mindsetAnastasia BarbuzziAugust 15, 2022newsletter, story time, lesson, personal finance, financial literacy, mindsetComment

Could Your Problem With Money Be Your Math Trauma?

Get to the root of your issues with money by coming face-to-face with your math trauma in this exclusive interview with Vanessa Vakharia, a.k.a The Math Guru.

mindsetAnastasia BarbuzziJune 28, 2022math, math trauma, financial literacy, female entrepreneur, money, money managementComment

4 Simple Ways to Get Good on Your Credit

Interested? Read this post to learn how to improve your credit standing in a matter of weeks.

personal financeAnastasia BarbuzziJune 14, 2022personal finance, financial literacy, money, money management, credit, credit card, credit checkComment