Financial books have been so helpful. I’m 54 and my wife 50 we are both retired with over $3 million in net worth and no debts. Currently living smart and frugal with our money. No longer putting blames on FED for our misfortunes. Saving and investing lifestyle in the stock market made it possible for us this early, even till now we earn weekly.
Credits to *ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER,* she saw me through the process. You can glance her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. she has years of financial market experience....
This is a perfect example of why financial education is so important- this person was set up so well from an early age with discipline, instruction, and knowledge. Those habits get laid down early and the roots go deep. This is often ignored in personal finance- people want to shame others for "lack of discipline" but many of those people probably never had direct financial instruction. I don't begrudge her this privilege- I just wish more children had such great foundations for finance.
I never had direct financial instruction and I've been doing it since I was around 11 because I liked actually saying the things I had were truly mine and truly owned by me. I never asked my mom if I could have a cell phone, I just went out and bought one as a child, because "it was my money and on one could tell me what to do with my money and I wanted a cell phone". I worked as a child, I had money as a child. I simply learned it by simply having access to money because I worked as a child. My parents were not frugal, they never laid down any rules with money aside for that any left over must go in bank, you cannot store it under the bed. I had no foundation, I started from the ground up, I made dumb choices and wasted my money and blew my money, but i was so young when I did and the money was so little that it had no real impact on my life. Kids should be able to work, it's the only way every has equal opportunity to figure out how money works for themselves. If it's done this way, yes theyll make stupid decisions, but it's better that they make a stupid decision on buying a $600 phone and not being able to have fun and probably skip some meals than buying $60,000 car that they'll be debt in to their knees for years to come. If you're going to make mistakes and if mistakes are inevitable, then you want them to be small and maybe something a parent could easily clean up like $600 phone instead of a $60,000 car. Very, very few parents would be able to help clean up the car, most parents could knock that phone out though.
Ashley ASHLEYM I’m glad you had the opportunity for that. I think the OP statement still stands. Your parents also saying that “left over” money goes in the bank IS a rule that helps influence your attitude about money.
I have to give a huge shoutout to TFD!! You saved my butt this year! I don't remember when I found this channel, but it was sometime this fall and I immediately started my emergency fund and starting saving 20% of my take-home pay. I'm so glad I did because I was hit with $1600 worth of unexpected car costs (tires and snow tires) and if it wasn't for my emergency fund I would have been in huge trouble! Love this channel and I share it with everyone I know!
Love the tips, but am I the only one who thinks the title "broke millennial" is a little off? I don't see how having $10,000 in savings, no debt, and no student loans qualifies you as "broke". #saltyactualbrokemillennial
I think it's more the idea than her being the actual person. Between outrageous student loan costs and no one talking to you about money (because my parents definitely didn't), there's a lot of people in the "millennial" age group who are in debt.
I completely understand the feeling! It's a moniker I used to describe our generation in general. I'm very open on the blog (and in the book) about my background and financial situation and that I'm not actually "broke".
I think #saltyactualbrokemillenials are the target market of her book, not necessarily a description of herself. It's just a group of people that could find her videos relevant :)
I understand what you are saying, but being "broke", and being in debt are two different things.. When things are tough, just remember that you are not alone, and that if you live in a 1st world country, you are more fortunate that more than half the worlds population who don't have adequate food, clean water to drink, bathe or clean, nice clothes, a "home", but instead a "shelter", basic medicines and healthcare, electricity, plumbing and sewage, or any other luxuries such as electronics (smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, tv).. Practicing gratitude for what you do have helps a LOT when things are feeling tough.. Believe me, I know what it feels like to be "broke".. Still broke.. haha.. No debt, some savings, but I also don't own any assets, or even a car..
My parents never taught me anything about money. I never paid the bills on time because I did not know the real consequences of having bad credit. I got my first credit card at 19 and promptly ruined my credit even more. It took me years to learn how to manage money. We need to have a better dialogue with children and young adults about money. It would save people are lot of pain and anguish.
Great interview! Being "financially naked" is the key to avoiding a lot of problems later on. My husband is debt free but has bad credit; I have student loans but great credit. I cover my loan costs and we split living expenses, but I like what Erin and her boyfriend do. Now that my hubby makes a decent amount more than I do (used to be reversed), I'm hoping to have another conversation about reallocating funds. It's tough while also saving for a house, but every year gets easier.
It's all about finding what works best for you as a couple and I really love that you plan to revisit your arrangement. That's certainly a topic I'll dig into in the future. What works in your early years of a relationship is bound to shift and need some updating.
I'm binge watching TFD but had to stop and echo people's sentiments. I would rather take advice from someone who has BEEN broke and gotten out of it. They have a first-hand experience on the subject. Erin Lowry was never broke; in fact, she was undeniably privileged/lucky/fortunate. I do appreciate that prefaced some of the story by telling us so, but, I can't relate to her. :\
Lauren Conrad That's how much I make in NY. It's hard, but not impossible. I don't pay for anything extra other than rent and bills and food. I never buy clothes or expensive makeup or anything. I am able to save $500 a month.
As a ''Milennial' I think it's important to understand there is a time and place to spend money. Something I've been working on, is asking myself do I need it? Do I want it? I agree with a lot of these comments. She had help from her parents, to cover college expenses. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have that. Some college students have to work for everything, they have and have no outside help. She was able to graduate from college debt free because she had help. Find a college student, that works 2-3 jobs, goes to college full time and has no outside help with expenses.
I can see Erin from B.M. is smart, capable, and has good advice. However, I believe it's a mistake to pay for all of her BF's living expenses. For one thing, even though her BF is probally honest and well--intentioned, relationships do end all the time, even serious long-term ones. And secondly, Erin's dad helped her financially because he loved her, but he also made sure she paid for half of everything because he loved her. She clearly means well but she may be upsetting the balance of the relationship and robbing him of the dignity of being responsible for himself.
It's great to see some financial transparency. Somewhere along the line, talking about money and finances became taboo and it's really hurt the millennial generation as we are growing up!
I really liked the advise on the financial aspects of a serious relationship. Looking forward to reading the book and I hope this topic is discussed further.
Graduating from university without debt was a goal I was able to meet but it didn't come without some personal sacrifices. Everyone has to look at their lot and decide what is best and most important to them. Grateful for this channel and others like it that help us with being as informed as possible to avoid "rookie" financial mistakes.
OMG Erin, if I was asleep focused and goal-oriented as you were when I was in university I would have saved and done so much!! That's my favorite lesson from your conversation. Thinking that ahead, knowing that it will be easier if you started with something, unlike most of us graduates who start from scratch (plus with debt) after graduation! On the other hand, now that it's already happened, I graduated with zip in my bank account, the next best advice here is navigating a city that is financially tempting! Thanks Erin for the great insight, and Chelsea for bringing her here!!
Loved this. It was so encouraging to hear her financial arrangement with her partner. I have debt and my boyfriend doesn't. He's willing and able to cover our living costs AND contribute to my debt, but it makes me uncomfortable to even think of being so dependent on him. I refused to let him touch my debt, and in response he insists on paying for our living costs.
So glad it helped! I love talking about getting financially naked because it brings together the taboo of money (especially debt) and "romance". Time to bust it up by getting these conversations out in the open.
I really enjoyed this interview and leaned a lot about sharing debt with your partner. I'm 27 and just finished paying off my student loans by myself. I'm deciding the best way to pay rent while saving for a down payment within 5 years. I will use these tips! thanks!!
Great, I'm glad you paid off student loans already! A lot of people still have them in their 30's. As far as rent goes, TFD covered this in another video, and I've found this from personal experience, but if you are able to live in an area with lower rent costs (if nothing is preventing you from living in a high-rent area, like transportation), it is better to try to save on rent by not living close to popular places. A lot of times, you could literally drive 5-10 mins away from a certain area, and the rent will drop drastically because it is not right next to something, or is a little inconvenient.
Great interview! Actually told myself that if I passed all my exams I'd be able to buy the book. I am actually super excited to try and read it! I've got a rather large amount of student loan debt but I'm working hard to try and pay it off faster than the regular payments. I also really liked the discussion about being financially naked with your partner, we did not discuss money growing up so it's a little awkward for me to do even though I know it's a good idea.
Hang Nguyen, I graduated debt free with around $500-$1,000 in my savings. It can be done. It’s just very difficult, and you need to work, have scholarships and grants (or family assistance), budget like crazy, barely go out or do anything to waste money, etc.
Parent who plan well financially , living below your means (I never go out just to see 1-2 friends), start investing and work to increase your savings. I did this for 3 months hardcore and I have 9000$ in savings n investments now.
Hey Chelsea, just found your channel (and subscribed!) and want to say this was a great interview. So rarely does the interviewer actually sit and listen! I'm so sick of interviews where the two are constantly interrupting each other.
i am 35, i really wish i had this type of media growing up, and people that gave me some information on finacial managment earlier in life. I am learning this now. Thanks TFD.
My fiance's idea of managing money used to be (and sometimes still is) too stress about it until all the bills are paid. We used to butt heads because he wouldn't sit down to look at a written budget but he finally started to realize that his stress often lead to spending more money (ie that beer after work, etc) and half the time it wasn't at all necessary because the money was there to cover things when it was all laid out. It was such a strange habit to me at first, but I started to realize he was NEVER talked to about money at home, and after his father passed away when he was 17 his Mom didn't even know how to manage money and blew through more money than I can comprehend. People's pasts with money shape their futures so drastically, I'm super happy for Erin that her parents taught her such excellent money habits 💕👍
Hi! I started binge watching your videos and I wish there were classes about all this taught first year of college or even high school and I've always said that. It's very helpful to be more aware of my spending especially because whatever few money managing skills I have learned have been from outside sources. I immediately though of my mother earning the near poverty level income as a Home Health Aide and to this day money managing isn't something my family has been able to pass with flying colors or know much about especially even thinking about retirement when Day to day spending goes to necessities. So long story short...Thank you for enlightening me!! 😹👍
I am having negative cash flow each month because of debt. want to get free of debt as soon as possible. it's a great advice by Chelsea and Erin. thanks.
Money is sexy! I just got paid today- I whittle EVERYTHING into electronic 'envelopes', bills etc and discovered I had $100 extra than I thought- straight to the savings account (btw, I save 1/3 of my salary, which has been successful given I have just purchased my first home). I'm very strict with my money, but allow about $20 'play money', use shopping lists and work out averages for bills such as electricity & put a certain amount aside for this as it's only due every 3 months. Soooo many people I know get their bills cut off or asking for extensions all the time & I can't figure out why. I'm only on an average salary too!
Been a fan for a while! Always great to see different views on how to get out of debt ! I started a channel on personal finance as well, your an inspiration , LET GET IT!!!!
I'm glad Erin had those conversations about money as a normative thing growing up; it must have painted a realistic picture of money from the start, that it doesn't just grow on trees (or parents) and that when you make money you have to deduct costs to suppliers and employees, even with doughnuts! It doesn't matter to me whether Erin's been broke before, as long as she is open about whether she has or not (and she openly tells us) and can relate to being in a situation that required serious frugality, and I think she qualifies close enough to listen to, even if she hasn't been fully broke. The real point is whether Erin can really understand those of us who have run out of money, and therefore whether her advice is truly practical for such situations. There is no harm in having a listen and seeing for yourself. Definitely the name applies to a specific group of people and that is who the channel is for, so give it a try.
I'm 15, and I've been exposed to parents with two very different views of spending. my mom stays at home, so she's much more frugal. my dad works two pretty well-paying jobs, so he tends to splurge pretty frequently and be a bit less responsible. since I spend a lot of time at home with mom, I have taken on more of her habits. I have a savings account and a checking account. my setup: 50 dollars max in my checking account at all times. I have a spending cap at 35, as well. I only get 10 dollars a week, but I've been able to save my chore money and spend my holiday money on gifts for others, and then put it into savings/ top off my checking account to always have it at 50 dollars. So far, so good.
She never broke but her partner's are/was? And dealing or helping somebody with debt is so honored action. And to be open and discussing it with ur partner and help for him in a way that she does so that his partner can settle his loan sounds so heaven for me.
I like that you covered a person with a different financial experience :) A video I would very much like to see is, you in outfits you borrowed, and then the original owners of those outfits wearing them. Not just talk, show it ^_^
I have a brother that is 2 years younger and what's interesting is instead of truly teaching me about saving and budgeting, they said I was the child who spends frivolously (Naturally) and my brother was the one who does well with money (naturally), but I wish way earlier that I understood the true value of not just working hard for money, but saving in order for it to work for you. I only knew work hard and don't get a credit card. I'm 25 and JUST now understand the basics of credits and the impact it will have on my life, and I had to learn that on my own, and though hearing that people have been in worst debt than me and got out of it. I'm starting to think about moving out of my parents home and potentially getting married in the next 5 years and I'm nervous about how my spending habits will affect me now. I'm not poor, but I am most certainly broke.
Yes, while dating I asked for credit score. I helped him clean up his debt. It was important because we have bought 3 houses. So his score always affected our rate.
I have to admit I've always been one of those people getting really mad at my friends/partners if they went out and did things I simply couldnt afford. And it hurt some relationships, so I definitely have to work on that!
For budgeting, what do you recommend to freelancers who only work part time? I can never really anticipate how much money I am going to make month to month, nor can I know how long my last paycheck is going to have to stretch. The "don't go to brunch" thing I've already learned (the hard way), but I am having trouble finding advice for the underemployed.
Hi Connor - I'd be happy to offer any assistance I can. Could you email me directly at erin [at] brokemillennial dot com? Much easier than trying to chat on UA-cam comments!
I feel you so much man. I not only get hired as a freelancer, but live in a very seasonal tourist town where you really have no idea how much you're going to get.
Broke is not the only mindset change. And rich people can have bad spending habits as well, ie., some lotto winners, broke entertainment artists, sports professionals and business owners. The problem is the mindset. If you want to save money, yes, you have to cut lifestyle and set it up automatically to go to a place where it is accessible but not completely accessible. And make it a goal not to save 3 months or 6 months of a emergency fund at least in the beginning. In the beginning of the savings journey, just save $200 over the course of say 3 months. So put aside every week for 12 weeks put automatic savings of about $16 or $17 dollars. Now, you can pick up a side hustle or sell something to get the first $200. To be truthful, if you have never had a $200 cushion in your life, this is basically you being your own hero. Do not celebrate by spending. Start the next level goal and finish out the year with what should be about $800. Now, there is about $800 between you and broke. Life feels different with a cushion even a little cushion. So next you want to work on basically saving up a month's worth of expenses. So if all your expenses equal about $1200, you want to save up $1200. Now, all your expenses are basically covered for at least a month of your living. You already saved $800 in one year. Now just use the next six months to continue to save $17 dollars a week and in no time, you will be a month ahead on your bills. So if you get sick or have an emergency whereby you are no longer able to work for 1 month then you have enough money to cover that 1 month of expenses. Now, you are not broke, you are not rich, you are covered. This is a mercy that you give yourself to cover you when not if something happens. And you continue to do this forever, adding to the fund as you age because, it will create a mindset of what you will need to eventually retire on. Moreover, if you continue to save and eventually invest, you will have the power of compound interest on your side. The point is if you can save for 1 month's worth of expenses, then 2, 3 months, if sets up to start saving automatically for retirement after you have a fully funded emergency fund of 6 to 8 months. This exercise actually allows you to see what you will need to live off of in the future. It gives you a future glimpse of your retirement so that you are motivated to invest and save so that you can build up the long-term savings that you will eventually live off of to support your lifestyle once you are retired. Frankly, the good news is that the earlier you start saving for retirement, the longer compound interest will assist you and frankly you do not have to save very much if you start as early as 20. Actually at age 20, $200 a month saved for 8 years and then if you do not add another dime between age 28 and 65, you will more than likely end up a millionaire because of the 8 wonder of the world known as compound interest. That is a savings of about $20K that sits in an investment account over the course of 30+ years using the power of compound interests to make a person a legitimate millionaire in retirement. Visit reddit John Boglehead's section for their recommended retirement portfolio reviews on low cost index funds. Now some of us cannot go back to age 20 so use a retirement calculator and it should be able to tell you want you need to set aside in order to retire with dignity. This is why we need a personal finance course taught in every high school. Because it is not about being rich, it is about something much more powerful: you, your current income, and just starting. Even if you start at age 28 or 30 and put aside $200 a month for the duration which is about $72,000 that you put into your investments it will compound into making you a millionaire at age 65. This is why people tell other people all the time to stay away from debt or buying stuff that depreciates or using lifestyle creep as an excuse to impress people who do not care whether or not you retire with dignity. Finally, and this is just my .02 cents, I believe their would be less stress in the America of those who at least make $30K+ (not poverty level), if people would pay themselves first with that $200 out of their paycheck. If you want a miracle, then be the miracle. There are people with student loans and car loans that equal about $20K, get a beater and go into the Armed Services if you do not have the money for college. Not it is not easy but do not be that person who is age 65 and looks back at your 20 year old self face palming #regret. Yes, it takes discipline, it takes consistency, it takes starting. The number one difference studies showed of people who retire with some amount of wealth was not even the amount they started with nor the time frame for which they began savings and investing. It was that they started.
Glad I read the comments before I watched because as soon as she said my mom ad dad talked to us ALOT about money, I already couldn't relate. I'm in my situation partially because my parents didn't talk to me enough about money. They never had any to talk about lmao
Wtf not all of us have scholarships n not all of us have parents who can afford to pay all our university funds when I go uni my parents will have 3 kids in uni 😂😂😂😂
Exactlyyyy!!!! I pay for everything myself including my university costs. No help from family. So it's unrealistic and impossible for me to save $10,000 when my income isn't even that much a year. To me, she seems so privileged.
Look for those tiny $100 dollar scholarships that you can get for literally the color of your eyes or your heritage. There is those kinds of scholarships for almost everyone. If you get multiple then they add up.
Broke millennial? 🤔 her advice is great but she was never broke. I am not sure that she has ever known the other side of comfortable. I do however think that this is a great story for some of us who weren’t raised with the right financial tools and want to pass on good habits to our loved ones ...
Gloria Mellado-Barboza Same. I borrowed this from the library. Her “millennial” tone irritates tf out of me. Also, she had knowledge, support, and a plan all of her life. She’s never really known some struggles many go through. While it’s great she’s sharing what helped her, I find myself annoyed with her. Stop saying broke when you were clearly privileged. I understand the need to relate to the audience, but once we figure out she was NEVER broke... it rubs people the wrong way. I’ll also note this book puts me to sleep. A little too much fluff for my liking. There are a few helpful pieces in there one of them about choosing your bank. It’s coming to me a little too late as I’ve already passed go and found something for me. after reading a few books and coming across virtually the same advice. It really is simple and you can find other books for a more targeted goal.
For me I have been studying finances by my own since end of 2014. It's really eye opening and it's very interesting. But I think the most complicated part is to know how one thing relate to the other one. Example : If your Taxes Return is this much. How can you increase it? Once you know how things works, it's easy. Before this you are lost.
$10,000 saved, I had a similar metric but a later point, more specifically when I was doing my postdoctoral fellowship. In my case I was amassing this sum while paying off my student loans. I accomplished both tasks and now I have nearly $30,000 in savings.
Can I just say one of the smartest financial decisions I've ever made was taking a gap year? I did travel at the end on the year, I'm from England and I went to America, but in that time I saved up and emergency fund, as well as buying a phone which means I only spend £10 monthly on my sim
The friend part is interesting for me because I went from us all being on the same 'level' so to speak, during my mid-twenties/post-university, to being diagnosed with a chronic illness and being unable to work aka on disability. This was a drastic lifestyle change -- and honestly, one I am still learning to maneuver but the conversations around it with friends... I find, personally, to be really challenging. Le sigh.
Great video ( as always) Let me tell you something girls, I wish I knew all this info when I was your age!!. I am learning at a mature age what I was supposed to learn when I was young.
I made (and saved) $10k in just the last summer alone, 10k is a very easy goal to achieve. It sounds like a lot but if you work full time (with a side hustle) for 13 odd weeks thats 10k+ right there.
Habit. Most successful people who are good with money are successful because of the habits they develop over time. A good example is saving $10 per week. That's a realistic number. Send $10 to your savings each week. Get consistent with $10 a week for a while. Then move up to $20 per week for a while and so on. Get consistent. Over time you'll develop good habits and that will lead to real success with money.
Giving money to my parents to save... That's a really creative way to save... As a brand new 30 year old it's significantly more embarrassing to think about.
USA sounds so expensive! a too low poverty-line of $19.000 a year?! i live very comfortably on €850 a month, including an apartment in the middle of the city and luxury organic food.
So, if her family talked about finances a lot, that is normally a sign your family is well in the middle class. So, broke milennial was never broke to begin with...
I just discovered your channel and I am in love. Thank you for these videos! As a millennial who is just starting to work, I am realizing the value of saving. Can you talk about Roth IRA and other forms of savings accounts? I have an interest in them but don't know where to begin.
Im struggling with something, I'm interested in the book beacuse im just about to leave college with a huge debt, and I really sucks at saving money i think this can help me to get my financials in shape before I start to pay the debt. This books sounds like a really good Idea but the cost with shipping is $20 , maybe sounds silly but right now im so broke than I cant think about to buy it. So maybe someone knows about other books similar to this that I can found pdf free and online. :) Please help :)
Great advice! I would also like to hear from someone who worked through college, lived off campus and could not receive financial assistance from their parents. How they dealt with their debt, and were able to save. That would be super helpful for me! :)
Thanks for this video. Do you have any advice on budgeting/cash flow-ing for someone who is self employed and can't predict their weekly, monthly or yearly income?
Chelsea, could you talk about Dave Ramsey and his strategies? He has some good points, but a lot of his tips are a bit extreme and every time I listen to or read his material for tips, it gives me a TON of finance anxiety. Can some of his tips be adapted to a happy-medium?
Your videos are so inspiring. I have never felt so inspired to not spend money haha! I also have my savings account with a different bank (I cant even access it via online banking). If I really need the money I have to physcially go to the bank and ask someone to get it out for me, like the olden days!
I just want to put this out there to give everyone another perspective. Debt does not always equate to going broke or living paycheck to paycheck. If you use debt to invest and with that, you earn a profit, you are using debt to YOUR advantage. That's how you get rich. You do this by leveraging other people's money.
Hello! You guys mentioned cash flow and knowing how much one is bringing to the table on a monthly basis. However, what is you work in sales? And you do not have a steady pay check? What then? Please advise. :)
I have no huge underlying debt. Only about 10k in a car loan that I pay monthly with no problem, but my girlfriend on the other hand...... has so much college debt and she’s not even done.
How do you approach the conversation with your partner if they refuse discuss their personal finances and debts with you? I imagine it stems from embarrassment, but so far every attempt I have made has been met with a "no".
Financial books have been so helpful. I’m 54 and my wife 50 we are both retired with over $3 million in net worth and no debts. Currently living smart and frugal with our money. No longer putting blames on FED for our misfortunes. Saving and investing lifestyle in the stock market made it possible for us this early, even till now we earn weekly.
That is so amazing, I’m trying to get onto the housing ladder at 40. I wish at 55 I will be testifying to similar success..
Credits to *ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER,* she saw me through the process. You can glance her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. she has years of financial market experience....
Thanks so much I was able to find her page and I already leave her a message.
This is a perfect example of why financial education is so important- this person was set up so well from an early age with discipline, instruction, and knowledge. Those habits get laid down early and the roots go deep. This is often ignored in personal finance- people want to shame others for "lack of discipline" but many of those people probably never had direct financial instruction. I don't begrudge her this privilege- I just wish more children had such great foundations for finance.
I never had direct financial instruction and I've been doing it since I was around 11 because I liked actually saying the things I had were truly mine and truly owned by me. I never asked my mom if I could have a cell phone, I just went out and bought one as a child, because "it was my money and on one could tell me what to do with my money and I wanted a cell phone". I worked as a child, I had money as a child. I simply learned it by simply having access to money because I worked as a child. My parents were not frugal, they never laid down any rules with money aside for that any left over must go in bank, you cannot store it under the bed. I had no foundation, I started from the ground up, I made dumb choices and wasted my money and blew my money, but i was so young when I did and the money was so little that it had no real impact on my life. Kids should be able to work, it's the only way every has equal opportunity to figure out how money works for themselves. If it's done this way, yes theyll make stupid decisions, but it's better that they make a stupid decision on buying a $600 phone and not being able to have fun and probably skip some meals than buying $60,000 car that they'll be debt in to their knees for years to come. If you're going to make mistakes and if mistakes are inevitable, then you want them to be small and maybe something a parent could easily clean up like $600 phone instead of a $60,000 car. Very, very few parents would be able to help clean up the car, most parents could knock that phone out though.
Ashley ASHLEYM I’m glad you had the opportunity for that. I think the OP statement still stands. Your parents also saying that “left over” money goes in the bank IS a rule that helps influence your attitude about money.
She doesn't sound like a broke millennial, more like a well planned/disciplined millennial
Or someone whom as never broke
Sounds like how most adults should be, being planned and disciplined will help you in life.
I have to give a huge shoutout to TFD!! You saved my butt this year! I don't remember when I found this channel, but it was sometime this fall and I immediately started my emergency fund and starting saving 20% of my take-home pay. I'm so glad I did because I was hit with $1600 worth of unexpected car costs (tires and snow tires) and if it wasn't for my emergency fund I would have been in huge trouble! Love this channel and I share it with everyone I know!
Love the tips, but am I the only one who thinks the title "broke millennial" is a little off? I don't see how having $10,000 in savings, no debt, and no student loans qualifies you as "broke".
#saltyactualbrokemillennial
I think it's more the idea than her being the actual person. Between outrageous student loan costs and no one talking to you about money (because my parents definitely didn't), there's a lot of people in the "millennial" age group who are in debt.
I completely understand the feeling! It's a moniker I used to describe our generation in general. I'm very open on the blog (and in the book) about my background and financial situation and that I'm not actually "broke".
Kara Whaley the fact that she teetered at the poverty line in NYC
I think #saltyactualbrokemillenials are the target market of her book, not necessarily a description of herself. It's just a group of people that could find her videos relevant :)
I understand what you are saying, but being "broke", and being in debt are two different things..
When things are tough, just remember that you are not alone, and that if you live in a 1st world country, you are more fortunate that more than half the worlds population who don't have adequate food, clean water to drink, bathe or clean, nice clothes, a "home", but instead a "shelter", basic medicines and healthcare, electricity, plumbing and sewage, or any other luxuries such as electronics (smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, tv)..
Practicing gratitude for what you do have helps a LOT when things are feeling tough.. Believe me, I know what it feels like to be "broke".. Still broke.. haha.. No debt, some savings, but I also don't own any assets, or even a car..
My parents never taught me anything about money. I never paid the bills on time because I did not know the real consequences of having bad credit. I got my first credit card at 19 and promptly ruined my credit even more. It took me years to learn how to manage money. We need to have a better dialogue with children and young adults about money. It would save people are lot of pain and anguish.
Great interview!
Being "financially naked" is the key to avoiding a lot of problems later on. My husband is debt free but has bad credit; I have student loans but great credit. I cover my loan costs and we split living expenses, but I like what Erin and her boyfriend do. Now that my hubby makes a decent amount more than I do (used to be reversed), I'm hoping to have another conversation about reallocating funds. It's tough while also saving for a house, but every year gets easier.
It's all about finding what works best for you as a couple and I really love that you plan to revisit your arrangement. That's certainly a topic I'll dig into in the future. What works in your early years of a relationship is bound to shift and need some updating.
I'm binge watching TFD but had to stop and echo people's sentiments. I would rather take advice from someone who has BEEN broke and gotten out of it. They have a first-hand experience on the subject. Erin Lowry was never broke; in fact, she was undeniably privileged/lucky/fortunate. I do appreciate that prefaced some of the story by telling us so, but, I can't relate to her. :\
Ms Judi XO Well she lived in NYC with 23k that sounds kinda broke to me 😅😂😂
Well I guess being in debt and broke is a completely different ballgame then
Yep totally agree. She did go a little too far AND ON PURPOSE for getting views
23k in NYC. I just heard my jaw hit the floor. I mean, good for you. That's fantastic that you made it work. But whew. NYC on 23k.
Lauren Conrad That's how much I make in NY. It's hard, but not impossible. I don't pay for anything extra other than rent and bills and food. I never buy clothes or expensive makeup or anything. I am able to save $500 a month.
As a ''Milennial' I think it's important to understand there is a time and place to spend money.
Something I've been working on, is asking myself do I need it? Do I want it?
I agree with a lot of these comments.
She had help from her parents, to cover college expenses.
Not everyone is fortunate enough to have that.
Some college students have to work for everything,
they have and have no outside help.
She was able to graduate from college debt free because she had help.
Find a college student, that works 2-3 jobs, goes to college full time
and has no outside help with expenses.
soccerchick9841 🙌🏽
I can see Erin from B.M. is smart, capable, and has good advice. However, I believe it's a mistake to pay for all of her BF's living expenses. For one thing, even though her BF is probally honest and well--intentioned, relationships do end all the time, even serious long-term ones. And secondly, Erin's dad helped her financially because he loved her, but he also made sure she paid for half of everything because he loved her. She clearly means well but she may be upsetting the balance of the relationship and robbing him of the dignity of being responsible for himself.
Sorry this woman seems really sweet but I can’t help rolling my eyes and feeling envious of someone with no student debt.
She is not broke at all. Never has been.....
susan xD It’s for the broke millennial. She’s not saying she’s broke. Making $20k to start is pretty low.
It's great to see some financial transparency. Somewhere along the line, talking about money and finances became taboo and it's really hurt the millennial generation as we are growing up!
What's the difference between being broke and being poor? Chelsea explains in this video: ua-cam.com/video/bmV9L-aCw0E/v-deo.html.
Damn I really like her lol does she have a channel?
agree!
I really liked the advise on the financial aspects of a serious relationship. Looking forward to reading the book and I hope this topic is discussed further.
There's an entire chapter dedicated to getting financially naked with your partner! It's one of my favorite topics in personal finance.
I usually don't comment on videos but seriously this is the best UA-cam channel. It has helped me alot from being broke .😅
Fantastic interview. I hadn't heard of broke millennial, which surprised me. I thought I would have. Going there right now.
Graduating from university without debt was a goal I was able to meet but it didn't come without some personal sacrifices. Everyone has to look at their lot and decide what is best and most important to them. Grateful for this channel and others like it that help us with being as informed as possible to avoid "rookie" financial mistakes.
OMG Erin, if I was asleep focused and goal-oriented as you were when I was in university I would have saved and done so much!!
That's my favorite lesson from your conversation. Thinking that ahead, knowing that it will be easier if you started with something, unlike most of us graduates who start from scratch (plus with debt) after graduation!
On the other hand, now that it's already happened, I graduated with zip in my bank account, the next best advice here is navigating a city that is financially tempting!
Thanks Erin for the great insight, and Chelsea for bringing her here!!
WOW!
She OWNS that money! That money has nothing on her she dominates her money. I LOVE IT!
She's awesome!
I love when middle class people call themselves broke!
Robin McKee agree completely ;)
Never heard of the Broke Millenial :)
Glad I watched this video - full of great information!
Loved this. It was so encouraging to hear her financial arrangement with her partner. I have debt and my boyfriend doesn't. He's willing and able to cover our living costs AND contribute to my debt, but it makes me uncomfortable to even think of being so dependent on him. I refused to let him touch my debt, and in response he insists on paying for our living costs.
So glad it helped! I love talking about getting financially naked because it brings together the taboo of money (especially debt) and "romance". Time to bust it up by getting these conversations out in the open.
Thanks for the helpful tips on how I can go back to my childhood and start being financially intelligent from day one
Great tips. Great interview. Erin you're such a natural! Three cheers for TFD :)
I really enjoyed this interview and leaned a lot about sharing debt with your partner. I'm 27 and just finished paying off my student loans by myself. I'm deciding the best way to pay rent while saving for a down payment within 5 years. I will use these tips! thanks!!
Great, I'm glad you paid off student loans already! A lot of people still have them in their 30's.
As far as rent goes, TFD covered this in another video, and I've found this from personal experience, but if you are able to live in an area with lower rent costs (if nothing is preventing you from living in a high-rent area, like transportation), it is better to try to save on rent by not living close to popular places. A lot of times, you could literally drive 5-10 mins away from a certain area, and the rent will drop drastically because it is not right next to something, or is a little inconvenient.
TFD, thanks for introducing Erin! I really enjoyed her story and it was a great conversation between you two! I'll definitely check out her website~
Great interview!
Actually told myself that if I passed all my exams I'd be able to buy the book. I am actually super excited to try and read it! I've got a rather large amount of student loan debt but I'm working hard to try and pay it off faster than the regular payments. I also really liked the discussion about being financially naked with your partner, we did not discuss money growing up so it's a little awkward for me to do even though I know it's a good idea.
Most people graduate with debts. How many people graduates have plenty of saving in their bank and debt free?
Hang Nguyen, I graduated debt free with around $500-$1,000 in my savings. It can be done. It’s just very difficult, and you need to work, have scholarships and grants (or family assistance), budget like crazy, barely go out or do anything to waste money, etc.
Parent who plan well financially , living below your means (I never go out just to see 1-2 friends), start investing and work to increase your savings. I did this for 3 months hardcore and I have 9000$ in savings n investments now.
Hey Chelsea, just found your channel (and subscribed!) and want to say this was a great interview. So rarely does the interviewer actually sit and listen! I'm so sick of interviews where the two are constantly interrupting each other.
i am 35, i really wish i had this type of media growing up, and people that gave me some information on finacial managment earlier in life. I am learning this now. Thanks TFD.
My fiance's idea of managing money used to be (and sometimes still is) too stress about it until all the bills are paid. We used to butt heads because he wouldn't sit down to look at a written budget but he finally started to realize that his stress often lead to spending more money (ie that beer after work, etc) and half the time it wasn't at all necessary because the money was there to cover things when it was all laid out. It was such a strange habit to me at first, but I started to realize he was NEVER talked to about money at home, and after his father passed away when he was 17 his Mom didn't even know how to manage money and blew through more money than I can comprehend. People's pasts with money shape their futures so drastically, I'm super happy for Erin that her parents taught her such excellent money habits 💕👍
Hi! I started binge watching your videos and I wish there were classes about all this taught first year of college or even high school and I've always said that. It's very helpful to be more aware of my spending especially because whatever few money managing skills I have learned have been from outside sources. I immediately though of my mother earning the near poverty level income as a Home Health Aide and to this day money managing isn't something my family has been able to pass with flying colors or know much about especially even thinking about retirement when Day to day spending goes to necessities. So long story short...Thank you for enlightening me!! 😹👍
I am having negative cash flow each month because of debt. want to get free of debt as soon as possible. it's a great advice by Chelsea and Erin. thanks.
Money is sexy! I just got paid today- I whittle EVERYTHING into electronic 'envelopes', bills etc and discovered I had $100 extra than I thought- straight to the savings account (btw, I save 1/3 of my salary, which has been successful given I have just purchased my first home). I'm very strict with my money, but allow about $20 'play money', use shopping lists and work out averages for bills such as electricity & put a certain amount aside for this as it's only due every 3 months. Soooo many people I know get their bills cut off or asking for extensions all the time & I can't figure out why. I'm only on an average salary too!
(Collab with Gaby Dunn? I love Bad With Money.)
I love it too!
Yes please!
Been a fan for a while! Always great to see different views on how to get out of debt ! I started a channel on personal finance as well, your an inspiration , LET GET IT!!!!
I'm glad Erin had those conversations about money as a normative thing growing up; it must have painted a realistic picture of money from the start, that it doesn't just grow on trees (or parents) and that when you make money you have to deduct costs to suppliers and employees, even with doughnuts! It doesn't matter to me whether Erin's been broke before, as long as she is open about whether she has or not (and she openly tells us) and can relate to being in a situation that required serious frugality, and I think she qualifies close enough to listen to, even if she hasn't been fully broke. The real point is whether Erin can really understand those of us who have run out of money, and therefore whether her advice is truly practical for such situations. There is no harm in having a listen and seeing for yourself. Definitely the name applies to a specific group of people and that is who the channel is for, so give it a try.
I'm 15, and I've been exposed to parents with two very different views of spending. my mom stays at home, so she's much more frugal. my dad works two pretty well-paying jobs, so he tends to splurge pretty frequently and be a bit less responsible. since I spend a lot of time at home with mom, I have taken on more of her habits. I have a savings account and a checking account. my setup: 50 dollars max in my checking account at all times. I have a spending cap at 35, as well. I only get 10 dollars a week, but I've been able to save my chore money and spend my holiday money on gifts for others, and then put it into savings/ top off my checking account to always have it at 50 dollars. So far, so good.
This was a really good video, interesting interview and great tips. It was very relaxed and comfortable.
I am so into this channel! I wish I had gotten all of this great advice before I graduated college with debt. Excellent advice :)
She never broke but her partner's are/was? And dealing or helping somebody with debt is so honored action. And to be open and discussing it with ur partner and help for him in a way that she does so that his partner can settle his loan sounds so heaven for me.
I love that doughnut story and kinda wish I did that when I was a kid and hope I can someday do something like that with my future kids
Debt free....but broke af...my life story..:v
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I like that you covered a person with a different financial experience :)
A video I would very much like to see is, you in outfits you borrowed, and then the original owners of those outfits wearing them.
Not just talk, show it ^_^
I have a brother that is 2 years younger and what's interesting is instead of truly teaching me about saving and budgeting, they said I was the child who spends frivolously (Naturally) and my brother was the one who does well with money (naturally), but I wish way earlier that I understood the true value of not just working hard for money, but saving in order for it to work for you. I only knew work hard and don't get a credit card. I'm 25 and JUST now understand the basics of credits and the impact it will have on my life, and I had to learn that on my own, and though hearing that people have been in worst debt than me and got out of it. I'm starting to think about moving out of my parents home and potentially getting married in the next 5 years and I'm nervous about how my spending habits will affect me now. I'm not poor, but I am most certainly broke.
Yes, while dating I asked for credit score. I helped him clean up his debt. It was important because we have bought 3 houses. So his score always affected our rate.
I have to admit I've always been one of those people getting really mad at my friends/partners if they went out and did things I simply couldnt afford. And it hurt some relationships, so I definitely have to work on that!
I’ve been binge watching The Financial Diet for two days now
For budgeting, what do you recommend to freelancers who only work part time? I can never really anticipate how much money I am going to make month to month, nor can I know how long my last paycheck is going to have to stretch. The "don't go to brunch" thing I've already learned (the hard way), but I am having trouble finding advice for the underemployed.
Hi Connor - I'd be happy to offer any assistance I can. Could you email me directly at erin [at] brokemillennial dot com? Much easier than trying to chat on UA-cam comments!
Connor Halleck literally have the same problem. Being a freelance is so hard for budgets etc 😭
I feel you so much man. I not only get hired as a freelancer, but live in a very seasonal tourist town where you really have no idea how much you're going to get.
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Erin you're amazing! I am so grateful for this video! So practical!
this is a bit upsetting. this woman was never broke. if you are debt free, you are rich.
pobalex That’s a bit of a over statement. If ur living paycheck to paycheck, doesn’t mean you’re rich
Agree
pobalex Not owing others money isn’t synonymous with having plenty of money.
Broke is not the only mindset change. And rich people can have bad spending habits as well, ie., some lotto winners, broke entertainment artists, sports professionals and business owners. The problem is the mindset. If you want to save money, yes, you have to cut lifestyle and set it up automatically to go to a place where it is accessible but not completely accessible. And make it a goal not to save 3 months or 6 months of a emergency fund at least in the beginning. In the beginning of the savings journey, just save $200 over the course of say 3 months. So put aside every week for 12 weeks put automatic savings of about $16 or $17 dollars.
Now, you can pick up a side hustle or sell something to get the first $200. To be truthful, if you have never had a $200 cushion in your life, this is basically you being your own hero. Do not celebrate by spending. Start the next level goal and finish out the year with what should be about $800. Now, there is about $800 between you and broke. Life feels different with a cushion even a little cushion.
So next you want to work on basically saving up a month's worth of expenses. So if all your expenses equal about $1200, you want to save up $1200. Now, all your expenses are basically covered for at least a month of your living. You already saved $800 in one year. Now just use the next six months to continue to save $17 dollars a week and in no time, you will be a month ahead on your bills. So if you get sick or have an emergency whereby you are no longer able to work for 1 month then you have enough money to cover that 1 month of expenses. Now, you are not broke, you are not rich, you are covered. This is a mercy that you give yourself to cover you when not if something happens. And you continue to do this forever, adding to the fund as you age because, it will create a mindset of what you will need to eventually retire on.
Moreover, if you continue to save and eventually invest, you will have the power of compound interest on your side. The point is if you can save for 1 month's worth of expenses, then 2, 3 months, if sets up to start saving automatically for retirement after you have a fully funded emergency fund of 6 to 8 months. This exercise actually allows you to see what you will need to live off of in the future. It gives you a future glimpse of your retirement so that you are motivated to invest and save so that you can build up the long-term savings that you will eventually live off of to support your lifestyle once you are retired.
Frankly, the good news is that the earlier you start saving for retirement, the longer compound interest will assist you and frankly you do not have to save very much if you start as early as 20. Actually at age 20, $200 a month saved for 8 years and then if you do not add another dime between age 28 and 65, you will more than likely end up a millionaire because of the 8 wonder of the world known as compound interest. That is a savings of about $20K that sits in an investment account over the course of 30+ years using the power of compound interests to make a person a legitimate millionaire in retirement. Visit reddit John Boglehead's section for their recommended retirement portfolio reviews on low cost index funds.
Now some of us cannot go back to age 20 so use a retirement calculator and it should be able to tell you want you need to set aside in order to retire with dignity. This is why we need a personal finance course taught in every high school. Because it is not about being rich, it is about something much more powerful: you, your current income, and just starting. Even if you start at age 28 or 30 and put aside $200 a month for the duration which is about $72,000 that you put into your investments it will compound into making you a millionaire at age 65. This is why people tell other people all the time to stay away from debt or buying stuff that depreciates or using lifestyle creep as an excuse to impress people who do not care whether or not you retire with dignity.
Finally, and this is just my .02 cents, I believe their would be less stress in the America of those who at least make $30K+ (not poverty level), if people would pay themselves first with that $200 out of their paycheck. If you want a miracle, then be the miracle. There are people with student loans and car loans that equal about $20K, get a beater and go into the Armed Services if you do not have the money for college. Not it is not easy but do not be that person who is age 65 and looks back at your 20 year old self face palming #regret. Yes, it takes discipline, it takes consistency, it takes starting. The number one difference studies showed of people who retire with some amount of wealth was not even the amount they started with nor the time frame for which they began savings and investing. It was that they started.
This was really great. It gave me lots to think about.
Glad I read the comments before I watched because as soon as she said my mom ad dad talked to us ALOT about money, I already couldn't relate. I'm in my situation partially because my parents didn't talk to me enough about money. They never had any to talk about lmao
Wtf not all of us have scholarships n not all of us have parents who can afford to pay all our university funds when I go uni my parents will have 3 kids in uni 😂😂😂😂
Exactlyyyy!!!! I pay for everything myself including my university costs. No help from family. So it's unrealistic and impossible for me to save $10,000 when my income isn't even that much a year. To me, she seems so privileged.
Look for those tiny $100 dollar scholarships that you can get for literally the color of your eyes or your heritage. There is those kinds of scholarships for almost everyone. If you get multiple then they add up.
You can choose not go uni.. Did you know that?
New subscriber here. Love what she said about cash flows. I'm going to do that now!
Currently binge-watching all of your $$$ videos. I am obsessed and so ready to start saving money dolla bills!!!
I learned about the basics of money from my grandfather when I was a little kid.
Broke millennial? 🤔 her advice is great but she was never broke. I am not sure that she has ever known the other side of comfortable. I do however think that this is a great story for some of us who weren’t raised with the right financial tools and want to pass on good habits to our loved ones ...
Gloria Mellado-Barboza Same. I borrowed this from the library. Her “millennial” tone irritates tf out of me. Also, she had knowledge, support, and a plan all of her life. She’s never really known some struggles many go through. While it’s great she’s sharing what helped her, I find myself annoyed with her. Stop saying broke when you were clearly privileged. I understand the need to relate to the audience, but once we figure out she was NEVER broke... it rubs people the wrong way.
I’ll also note this book puts me to sleep. A little too much fluff for my liking.
There are a few helpful pieces in there one of them about choosing your bank. It’s coming to me a little too late as I’ve already passed go and found something for me. after reading a few books and coming across virtually the same advice. It really is simple and you can find other books for a more targeted goal.
For me I have been studying finances by my own since end of 2014. It's really eye opening and it's very interesting. But I think the most complicated part is to know how one thing relate to the other one. Example : If your Taxes Return is this much. How can you increase it? Once you know how things works, it's easy. Before this you are lost.
$10,000 saved, I had a similar metric but a later point, more specifically when I was doing my postdoctoral fellowship.
In my case I was amassing this sum while paying off my student loans. I accomplished both tasks and now I have nearly $30,000 in savings.
Such a great interview! :)
Was in love with Broke Millennial by the end of the video
Thank you for all the help.
Can I just say one of the smartest financial decisions I've ever made was taking a gap year? I did travel at the end on the year, I'm from England and I went to America, but in that time I saved up and emergency fund, as well as buying a phone which means
I only spend £10 monthly on my sim
Same.
This was so helpful! Thank you :)
The friend part is interesting for me because I went from us all being on the same 'level' so to speak, during my mid-twenties/post-university, to being diagnosed with a chronic illness and being unable to work aka on disability. This was a drastic lifestyle change -- and honestly, one I am still learning to maneuver but the conversations around it with friends... I find, personally, to be really challenging. Le sigh.
Great video ( as always) Let me tell you something girls, I wish I knew all this info when I was your age!!. I am learning at a mature age what I was supposed to learn when I was young.
I made (and saved) $10k in just the last summer alone, 10k is a very easy goal to achieve. It sounds like a lot but if you work full time (with a side hustle) for 13 odd weeks thats 10k+ right there.
Habit. Most successful people who are good with money are successful because of the habits they develop over time. A good example is saving $10 per week. That's a realistic number. Send $10 to your savings each week. Get consistent with $10 a week for a while. Then move up to $20 per week for a while and so on. Get consistent. Over time you'll develop good habits and that will lead to real success with money.
This video was amazing!!!
Omg that story 😂 Those are AWESOME parents ☝
Giving money to my parents to save... That's a really creative way to save... As a brand new 30 year old it's significantly more embarrassing to think about.
Loved this video!
USA sounds so expensive! a too low poverty-line of $19.000 a year?! i live very comfortably on €850 a month, including an apartment in the middle of the city and luxury organic food.
Pauline Smit New York City is an extreeeme example for the US.
Also a NC native. Great advice.
Same here, Raleigh.
So, if her family talked about finances a lot, that is normally a sign your family is well in the middle class. So, broke milennial was never broke to begin with...
I just discovered your channel and I am in love. Thank you for these videos! As a millennial who is just starting to work, I am realizing the value of saving. Can you talk about Roth IRA and other forms of savings accounts? I have an interest in them but don't know where to begin.
I just discovered this channel too and i subscribed after the first video
I'm a financial advisor and I can discuss this with you if you're interested. Just shoot me an email then we can take from there
Im struggling with something, I'm interested in the book beacuse im just about to leave college with a huge debt, and I really sucks at saving money i think this can help me to get my financials in shape before I start to pay the debt. This books sounds like a really good Idea but the cost with shipping is $20 , maybe sounds silly but right now im so broke than I cant think about to buy it. So maybe someone knows about other books similar to this that I can found pdf free and online. :) Please help :)
I do not have a book recommendation for your particular situation, however, I do recommend that you watch Dave Ramsey on UA-cam.
Great advice! I would also like to hear from someone who worked through college, lived off campus and could not receive financial assistance from their parents. How they dealt with their debt, and were able to save. That would be super helpful for me! :)
Thanks for this video. Do you have any advice on budgeting/cash flow-ing for someone who is self employed and can't predict their weekly, monthly or yearly income?
Great video!
Chelsea, could you talk about Dave Ramsey and his strategies? He has some good points, but a lot of his tips are a bit extreme and every time I listen to or read his material for tips, it gives me a TON of finance anxiety. Can some of his tips be adapted to a happy-medium?
Your videos are so inspiring. I have never felt so inspired to not spend money haha!
I also have my savings account with a different bank (I cant even access it via online banking). If I really need the money I have to physcially go to the bank and ask someone to get it out for me, like the olden days!
Broke Millennial comes out on my birthday!
I just want to put this out there to give everyone another perspective. Debt does not always equate to going broke or living paycheck to paycheck. If you use debt to invest and with that, you earn a profit, you are using debt to YOUR advantage. That's how you get rich. You do this by leveraging other people's money.
Broke millennial sounds awesome! Gotta look her up now!
financial diet spoke to me th best
Late comment: Chelsea, who is the artist that made the drawing of the woman in the coat behind you? Thank you for all you do! :)
One of the most attractive things I find in a partner is how smart they are with their money.
vidycz15 one of the reason I liked Chandler in f.r.i.e.n.d.s
This is a very true video.
What about living in a van instead of renting?
I just set up a savings account with my dad! Lol it was working good for a while but now it's empty ☹️
Hello! You guys mentioned cash flow and knowing how much one is bringing to the table on a monthly basis. However, what is you work in sales? And you do not have a steady pay check? What then? Please advise. :)
I have no huge underlying debt. Only about 10k in a car loan that I pay monthly with no problem, but my girlfriend on the other hand...... has so much college debt and she’s not even done.
this was excellent!
I wish I had parents like hers.
How do you approach the conversation with your partner if they refuse discuss their personal finances and debts with you? I imagine it stems from embarrassment, but so far every attempt I have made has been met with a "no".