If you found this post, it is likely because you are ready to take the first step toward investing in yourself. Congratulations! You’d be hard-pressed to find a person who says, “I don’t want to invest in myself”. That’s because everyone knows that even a small investment can greatly improve your quality of life! To successfully invest in yourself, you…
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Personal Capital Review: Key Features, Pros, Cons
Personal Capital is a free service that helps you track your net worth, manage your investments, and plan for retirement. You might be surprised to learn that Personal Capital was founded in 2009 by Bill Harris. Mr. Harris is the former CEO of Intuit and PayPal! This fun fact certainly explains why this platform is one of the best wealth…
13 Best Wealth Management Apps (2022)
With so many options for keeping track of your money, it can become overwhelming to decide which financial tools you should use. That is why I wanted to pull together a list of the 13 best wealth management apps, along with the ones I personally use, so that you can pick the best one for you. I’ve used most of…
15 Important Skills for Business Owners
There are many important skills business owners should know and continually work on. Developing new skills and refining old ones is perhaps one of the most important business investments you will make. You may have some of these skills already, but you will find that a successful business owner needs to reach some level of proficiency in almost all of…
Google Project Management Certificate Program Review
It has been a few weeks since I’ve last posted on the blog, but I promise I have a good reason! And that reason is that my TikTok addiction has finally proven itself to be useful. Needless to say, a lot of the TikToks that land on my “for you” page are related to personal finance and business. A few…
How to Manifest Money by Writing (Realistically)
Today I’m going to share with you how I was able to manifest over $20,000 in less than 6 months. This post has practical tips that will help you start taking action. I will not be talking about the kind of manifesting where you bury money in your backyard or put a bunch of random things in a jar together.…
Finding Motivation to Start a Business for the First Time!
Many people wait years before they start a business. There are many things that can hold you back from finding the motivation necessary to get started. When I first started my business at 24, I definitely had hundreds of reasons why I wasn’t ready. At the end of the day, I really had to question my own self-limiting beliefs to…
A Complete Guide: Where to Cash a Check
When you are starting to learn all about the world of banking, it can feel that there are so many different items to consider and steps to take. Banking should not feel overly complicated. In fact, banking is here to help you! Many things that seem scary, like the steps you need to take to cash a check, are actually…
20 Money Lessons
Money lessons can be found anywhere, especially during last year. Let’s be real, everyone walked away from 2020 with some sort of money lesson or personal finance revelation. This was a hard year for the globe and one that will change most people’s relationship with money for the rest of their lives. I have had several such revelations over the…
Don’t Wait for Opportunity, Create It
We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today”. As we enter into the New Year, this saying is something that has been on my mind almost every single day. I’m one of those people that firmly believe that it shouldn’t take a new year for you to create new habits. In fact, I…
How to Maximize Your Financial Freedom- Even in a Downturn
“How to Maximize Your Financial Freedom- Even in a Downturn”, is our latest guest post by Matt at Millennial Mutiny! This is Cash for Kat’s 4th guest post! If you would like to start at the beginning, check out Zero to Full-Time Income by Kathrin from A Chat with Kat blog. Our last guest post was on Property Investments in…
Do I Need Traveler’s Insurance? 10 Things to Consider!
“Do I Need Traveler’s Insurance?” This is one of the top questions that I get from people interested in traveling abroad. In fact, I’d bet its a big reason why people put off long term travel in the first place!! It is not surprising that I get this question the most from other Americans, considering how expensive healthcare can be…
Starting a Business at 24
I started my first business at 24 and wanted to share some ways you can build your own sales funnel!
How to Save $1,000 a Month: 10 Actionable Steps
Are you ready to stop wondering how to make $1,000 and learn the easy steps I took to get there? Saving $1,000 is nowhere near as hard as it used to be. In fact, I was able to save my first $1,000 while making $15 an hour as a full-time college student in the Bay Area! After that, I focused…
How to Make $100 in a Day
“How to make $100”- Your new daily goal! If you are able to make $100 a day, by the end of the year you will have $36,500. If you use some of my money-making tips, in addition to your 9-5 job, you could be ending the year with some substantial savings. Some of these tips are about making money as…
FreeTaxUSA Review (2020)
Welcome to my FreeTaxUSA Review for 2020! FreeTaxUSA has been my go-to tax filing service for years. It is actually the only online platform I’ve ever used to file my taxes because it is so easy! I first found it when I was trying to do my taxes by myself in college and it was recommended by the IRS’s website.…
Grammarly Premium Review for SEO
Welcome to my Grammarly Premium Review for SEO! Grammarly is hands down one of the most impactful writing tools I have ever used, which is why I am proud to be an affiliate for them (this post contains affiliate links). I’ve been using Grammarly’s free grammar checker for about 6 years now. It is actually one of the first tools I began…
10 Responsible Ways to Spend Your Tax Return
Want to discover 10 Responsible Ways to Spend Your Tax Return? You’ve come to the right place! Well, tax season is finally over! Chances are pretty good that you’ve received your tax return by now and it’s probably a significant windfall for you. If you are no longer a college student that has already earmarked that money for rent, you…
Easiest Tax Credit and Deductions for 2020
This post has been updated with the easiest tax credits and deductions for 2020. This post does contain affiliate links for products that I trust and use myself. If you buy something with the link, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Every tax season I wonder to myself, “What random tax credit and deductions…
4 Best Financial Tips for 2020
Here are my 4 best financial tips for 2020! These tips are easy to implement and will help you build a foundation for the new year. Financial tip #1: Perform a financial audit It is so easy to add on new, recurrent expenses throughout the year. That is why I like to take 15-minutes every year to tally up how…