Financial Insights & Resources

Expert financial guidance, coaching insights, and practical tips to help you take control of your money.

Financial Education Is Not Enough: The Human Role in Modern Financial Advice

Financial education matters. It helps people understand basic concepts, ask better questions, and compareoptions with more confidence. But education alone does not solve the problem for many people. When someone

Free Summer Fun!

Most of the clients that come to the gym, have a love-hate relationship with money. They love to spend it and hate to save it.

How to Find the Best Wines on a Budget

“Do I have to give up wine?” That was one of my big questions when figuring out what costs to cut. For Chandra Savage, a Level 2 trainer at

Financial Gym Advisors Member Spotlight: Elham Yusuf Ali

Since joining Financial Gym Advisors as a member, Elham has worked with her trainer Crystal Martinez on how to budget for school, her future job relocation and Nina (her cat

What I Learned from a Three-Month Retail Spending Freeze

Financial Gym Advisors client, Laura Branch, shared with us her experience being on a three month retail spending freeze and the lessons she learned to keep her retail

A Gym Magic Story: Chary

Chary started at the Financial Gym Advisors during Summer of 2017. She resides in Brooklyn, NY and has been working hard with her trainer, Crystal Martinez, to pay off her

Best Travel Hacks to Save Money Earn Points and Improve Credit Score

The Art of Travel Hacking” demonstrates that the ideal getaway doesn’t necessarily have to be a heavy lift on your expenses.


3 Ways to Make Money While Spending Money

Have you ever thought about making money as you spend money? It may be a foreign concept to some, but there are great tools out there to help you earn

6 Tips for Budgeting as a Freelancer

Whether you’re self-employed or working at a traditional job, the basics of budgeting won’t change: keep track of your cash flow, live below your means, and save!

Financial Gym Advisors Member Spotlight: Logan Tracey

Through working with Financial Gym Advisors trainer Alicia Lazarto, Logan said she finally had a gut check partner whenever she wanted to make financial decisions, big and small.

A Gym Magic Story: Florida & Vincent

Today we are sharing our first Gym Magic Fund story. We spoke to Florida and Vincent Harris who are one of the first recipients of Gym Magic and they shared

4 Frugal Ways to Relive Your Childhood

Let’s face it, adulting is hard. As a grown up, there are very few moments where we get to be truly free of our obligations.Somewhere along the way, we inevitably

My Quarter of Yes

One of our clients shares how putting herself first and saying "yes" to what she wants out of life changed her life and helped her achieve her best quarter at

Top Ten Ways to Improve Credit Scores

Having a great credit score will not only save you thousands of dollars on interest over time, but it also gives you the flexibility to be creative on how you

MythBuster: I’ll Lose Money When I Invest

The number one fear keeping most of our clients on the sidelines is losing their money if they invest it; however, being overly cautious with your money also means that

Don’t Be a Salary Hostage

Financial literacy is achievable no matter what stage you are on in your financial journey, and the only key to success is a commitment to discovering it.

Top Ten Money Saving Moves

One of the first steps to getting financially fit is to find ways to save money. Here are my top ten money saving moves.

How Financial Gym Is Helping Clients Negotiate For More

In the Jan. 31 Wine & Learn event “How To Negotiate Without Losing Friends, Fans, Or Job Offers”, Financial Gym Advisors explained negotiation tactics that have actually worked for their

Financial Gym Advisors Client Happy Hour

Here's a very special Martinis & Your Money Happy Hour episode with three current members of the Financial Gym Advisors talking about their personal experiences and what the Financial Gym

Budgeting for Success

Hearing the word budget is about as fun as hearing the words “diet” or “root canal.” And yet a budget is one of the necessary keys to financial health.

Mythbusting: Student Loans

Let’s talk about repaying student loans as soon as possible and debunk some of the myths about them.

The Power of Investing in Yourself

What I realized is that there is one market that is more powerful, with the ability to provide the most consistent returns over time – it is what I call