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Caitlin Lyttle Caitlin Lyttle

Top 6 Black Friday Shopping Tips

Here are the best Black Friday shopping tips on how to get the most out of Black Friday deals. You’ve barely digested the turkey and your mind turns to the deals you should be scooping up during Black Friday.

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Caitlin Lyttle Caitlin Lyttle

Message from the CEO: Mission Impossible is Just a Movie

This summer, I splurged and saw the latest installment of the Mission Impossible movie series in the theater; and while I found the movie entertaining, I spent the last 20 minutes of it convinced that Ethan Hunt’s mission was truly “impossible” and all characters were sure to die. Spoiler alert: they all lived and yet again Ethan defied just about every law of physics to accomplish his task.

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Budgeting Shannon McLay, Founder and CEO Budgeting Shannon McLay, Founder and CEO

5 Tips That Will Help You Save on a Tight Budget

Are you feeling the pinch when it comes to your finances? Get Expert Financial Advice & Hit Your Goals with the 5 Best Tips on How to Save on a Tight Budget. By using these five tips you can make progress on your savings goals without too much pain and go after your big dreams and life goals.

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Caitlin Lyttle Caitlin Lyttle

10 Low Cost Things to Do This Fall

The temperature is under 80 degrees, it is October 1st, and you know what that means: It is OFFICIALLY Fall! The summer days are behind us and we all can admit our bank accounts are thankful for that.

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Shannon McLay, Founder and CEO Shannon McLay, Founder and CEO

Investing for Millennials

The Millennial Generation tends to be anti-establishment when it comes to their money, which is why so many tech companies are developing apps to try and reach them.

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Elizabeth Roberts Elizabeth Roberts

How Financial Gym Helped Me Afford Living Solo

After five years with roommates in New York City, I was ready to take the plunge and move to a new apartment -- alone. As someone surviving but not thriving financially, only hearing one alarm each morning seemed like an unattainable dream.

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Lauren Sawyer Lauren Sawyer

My First Year at the Financial Gym: Lauren Sawyer

Perched on a stool at the Financial Gym’s former Flatiron location, each new revelation about negotiating at a Wine & Learn Wednesday event made me more fired up about personal finance. At the beginning of 2017, I made a New Year resolution get my finances in order.

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Stephany Hernandez Stephany Hernandez

My Relationship with Money

My relationship with money is linked to fear. A series of experiences with housing uncertainty, scarcity, and witnessing financial and psychological abuse taught me to live in fear of anything to do with money. 

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Crystal Martinez, A Certified Financial Gym Trainer Crystal Martinez, A Certified Financial Gym Trainer

Money Lessons from the Greatest Generation

Throughout childhood our parents, family, friends, and teachers act as our role models and can pass down their beliefs and behaviors around money.

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Caitlin Lyttle Caitlin Lyttle

Not Just Frugal, but FREE Fitness in NYC this Summer

We are officially in the middle of the Summer season which means it is more crucial than ever to make sure we are soaking up the beautiful weather as much as possible! Yes that means meals and happy hours outside, but we are talking about moving our workouts outside, too!

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Elizabeth Roberts Elizabeth Roberts

Getting Financially Naked With 9 Strangers

Raise your hand if you know how much money your friends make. My hand would be down. I only know about half of my friends’ salaries – mostly because I’m cautious to share my own.

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