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Budgeting Tips to Survive the 2019 Government Shutdown
Has your income been affected by the government shutdown? Luckily, many corporations, local businesses, and community food banks are banding together to help where they can. Here’s what you can do to make sure your budget stays on track during this government shutdown.
Planning to Get a Puppy? Here’s How to Financially Plan for Your Newest Addition
You might be dreaming of getting a puppy as your newest addition to your family. You already know the breed and have the perfect name picked out. But before you go out and get a puppy, you want to be financially prepared for the cost of owning a dog. Like children, dogs, and especially puppies cost money. Here’s how to prepare.
Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Get Financially Fit? Try these Saving Calculators
Using these five savings account calculators you can see just how much you need to save to reach your goals. Whether it’s saving for a vacay to Cabo or preparing for a baby, paying off debt or saving for a down payment, these simple savings calculators can help you understand where you’re at and what you need to do to reach your goals.
FinGym Member Post: Learning to Say No
Jenny Rausch has been a virtual Financial Gym client for one exciting, empowering year. She wrote her about her experience being a client.
Message from the CEO - The Government Shutdown Has Impacted Our Family
The Government Shutdown has impacted our Financial Gym family.
New Year, New Mindset: How to Achieve Your New Year Financial Resolutions
We’re a week into the new year. Don’t let your New Year financial resolutions escape your grasp! Here are 7 ways to get your finances together in 2019 and how to cultivate a new mindset and achieve your New Year financial resolutions.
Message from the CEO - Manifest Your Dreams in 2019
The past few weeks, my team and I have been working on our 2019 plans and strategizing a year that we’re all excited about. In the planning process, we decided to make the upcoming year a theme year and our theme is “Manifest Your Dreams with The Financial Gym in 2019.”
5 Financial Goals for the New Year
The most popular new year’s resolution is to save more money, exceeding the desire to lose weight. Most people fail and don’t reach their set goal. Here’s five tips for setting financial goals that you can work toward.
10 Cheap (and Fun!) Activities To Do During the Holidays
These 10 cheap holiday activities can help you get into the holiday spirit with your friends and family without breaking the bank.
How Much Should You Really BE Contributing to Your 401(k)?
Thinking about your 401(k) strategy or even looking at the basic benchmarks for your retirement savings can feel overwhelming, but don’t put it off. You can achieve a 401(k) plan that works for you and your goals and fits within your lifestyle.
A Gym Magic Story: Gabrielle Wisler
Meet Gabrielle! We sent Gym Magic her way to assist in paying for unexpected expenses after her family went through a series of rough patches. We caught up with Gab to learn more about her journey with us and how she and her family are doing now.
Sticking to a Budget for Smart Holiday Spending | The Financial Gym
It’s the most wonderful time of year but can also be the most stressful time of year for your wallet. You might have a laundry list of things to buy, travel to book and more. Before you get in too deep, keep these smart holiday spending tips in mind when budgeting for the holidays.
Message from the CEO: The Best Offer in Your Inbox
I’m sure all of your inboxes are flooded with Black Friday deals and the multitude of ways you can spend your hard earned money on stuff; and I want to make sure that you receive what I feel is the best offer in your inbox, and that’s the offer to NOT spend your money.
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.
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.
Trump Tax Bill Details – What we Really Need To Know
The Trump tax bill has affected taxes for nearly everyone. Ok, but what does that have to do with me?”. We’ll break down what you really need to know about the Trump tax bill.
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.
Reality check: “Money Diaries” Shows Emergency Funds Are 100% Necessary
I was feeling pretty good about my money diaries log, which I had been keeping for a week upon reading the book. Then, on the last day of logging, my boyfriend texted me with some news. Primera Airlines had just declared bankruptcy. Which was not so great because they owed me 3000 euros. That’s about $3,450.
Book Review: Refinery29 Money Diaries is the Book for the Voyeur in All Of Us
In 2017, Refinery29 surveyed its readers and found that “only 18 percent of millennial women talk about money with their friends.” Enter Refinery29’s Money Diaries.
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.