A thousand dollars can feel both big and small at the same. On one hand, it’s a decent chunk of money that’s enough to buy some very nice things. On the other, it feels like a small amount when you’re thinking about investing for the long term. Depending on your situation, there are a few ways to make this money work for you. If you're looking to invest $1,000, check 5 sensible ways on how to Continue Reading
Southwestern Wedding Flower Ideas
When it comes to planning my wedding, some things were very easy. It was pretty easy for B and I to agree on a reception place, because the basic requirements were: delicious food and enough seating for 50 people. Luckily, one of our favorite Mexican restaurants fit both these requirements, so we were set! While we haven't chosen a wedding cake baker yet, choosing your wedding cake is pretty Continue Reading
How to Save Money for the Holidays
Today our regular contributor Anum covers the best ways to save money on the upcoming holidays. What are your strategies for saving money this holiday season? The holidays are coming, and with them comes the inevitable rush of over-spending and the crippling after-holiday credit card debt. Instead of putting yourself into (or further into) debt this holiday season, we’ve collected a few tips Continue Reading
Why You Should Care About Your Personal Savings Rate
Hi everyone! Please welcome our new freelance writer, Anum Yoon! Anum has written some awesome posts for us in the past, and now she'll be a regular contributor to Sunburnt Saver. For more of Anum's stellar personal finance writing, check out her site, Current on Currency. Please welcome Anum to the Sunburnt Saver community! :) Do you want to work forever? If you’re one of the lucky few who Continue Reading
Get Organized to Save Time and Money
Have you ever looked through your filing cabinet (or whatever counts as your filing cabinet, including a drawer, the closet, or the floor) and thought, “wow, that’s a mess!” In our busy lives, it’s easy to put an important piece of paper in a drawer for safe-keeping, promising yourself you’ll look at it again once you get organized. On one hand, it’s not completely crazy to think this Continue Reading
How to Save Money Dining Out
The other day, I was going through my Mint.com budget to realize, after some sweet, much-needed work clothes I bought, my Entertainment budget was one of my highest expenses! My Entertainment budget is mostly made up of eating out expenses, including drinks. For some reason, that’s B and my indulgence: trying out new restaurants around town (aka going to our 3 favorite places over and over again Continue Reading
Sin Stocks: Investing for the Wicked
I’ve made it one of my goals to invest more, as I learned that instead of owing the government, I could have just invested more in my IRA account. Since that debacle, I’ve made it these year’s goal to increase the amount I invest - beyond what I save for my emergency fund. Luckily, my emergency fund is going well, as is saving (and planning for) the wedding, so I think I’ll be able to actually Continue Reading
Thank Goodness for My HSA
Remember earlier when I said I was down with the flu? Boy, it really kicked my butt! I was down a solid week. For a few of those days, I was just sleeping almost 24/7. I was watching Good Morning, America this morning, and the ticker at the bottom of the screen said this year’s flu vaccine was only 23% effective. Scientists hadn’t been this off on the flu vaccine for over a decade! I Continue Reading
5 Things to Know About Target-Date Retirement Funds
Have you ever heard of target-date retirement funds? This topic came up when I was reading The Millionaire in the Next Cubicle, and I had heard the term used at work during an investment information session. I have always been eager to start saving for my retirement. I want to be able to afford what my grandparents have done and retire into one of the retirement communities in Virginia. I think Continue Reading
Is Marriage Irrelevant?
A recent Pew Research study showed that more and more millennials are putting off marriage. The average age of a married couple is now 27 for women and 29 for men, up from 20 and 23, respectively, in 1960. That is, if couples end up getting married at all – In 2012, 32% of men and 25% of women had never been married by age 35. Is Marriage Irrelevant, or Are There Other Factors to Continue Reading