If you’ve read our post on how to use Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method then you know we are huge fans of getting rid of junk you no longer use or need. It’s even better when you can make some money off of it as well. If we get a new phone, one of us will […]
Category: Saving Money
Money Can’t Buy Happiness
Bigger, faster, stronger. Newer, nicer, better. We’ve all been conditioned from an early age to seek more. More things. More respect and prestige. And a lot more money. But, what if I told you that money can’t buy happiness? Research shows that after you have enough to cover the basic necessities in life, all of those […]
Rich Vs Wealthy: Here’s Why It’s Better To Be Wealthy
There’s a BIG difference between being rich vs wealthy. But most people don’t realize that. At some point in time the meanings of the words ‘wealthy’ and ‘rich’ merged. Ask your friends the difference between wealthy and rich and you’ll be met with blank stares. Nowadays, most people think that they mean the same thing. […]
How To Save Money – The Complete Guide
If you don’t know how to save money, that’s okay. Because saving money is hard. Saving money is REALLY hard when you are living paycheck to paycheck. You feel like you are stuck between a rock and hard place and don’t know where to start. It sucks. Trust us, we’ve been there too. If you […]
What Is An IRA?
You might be thinking that retirement seems like an impossible milestone that only some people are lucky enough to reach. Which is probably why you are wondering what is an IRA. An IRA is a retirement savings and investment account with tax benefits. We will tell you everything you need to know about IRAs in […]
The Beginner’s Guide to Personal Finance & How To Manage Money
We started The Finance Twins because we were broke growing up and vowed to end the cycle. We didn’t know the first thing about personal finance or how to manage money when we were in high school, but we knew it was important and read everything we could about money for YEARS. The truth is […]
5 Best Things You Can Do With A Tax Refund
Tax refunds are one of the largest inflows of cash that many families receive at once. This means that knowing the best things to do with your tax refund are super important. If you’re here, you are probably wonder what to do with tax refund yourself. This influx of cash is always nice to have, […]
Here Is Why You Need A High Yield Savings Account
If you aren’t earning 2% on your money, you need a high yield savings account now. Yes, you. Let us explain why. Picture yourself on a sweltering summer day in a bustling city like New York. It’s late August and the concrete has absorbed sunlight all day and it’s radiating back at you. It feels […]
You Need An Emergency Fund Now – Here Is Why
“Ahhhh”, I winced in agony, knowing it was too late. My fate had been sealed, or rather the fate of my tires. Thankfully, I had an emergency fund. But first, I had to make sure we were okay. I was driving my brother to drop him off at the airport when I slammed into a […]
7 Finance Experts Share The Best Financial Decisions Of Their Lives
For us, no financial decision was more impactful or transformative than investing in our education. Coming from another country, we knew that we had to take advantage of every opportunity and education was the way we were going to level the playing field. It wasn’t easy, and there were MANY days when we didn’t sleep […]