Financialginger

I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with Sarah Li Cain from HighFivingDollars.com I love how she explains herself as a "Money Storyteller". Storytelling runs in my blood with my mother starting the Utah Liars Contest 10 years ago, and me spending a lot of time volunteering for the Utah Timpanogas Storytelling Festival. Her new book came out March 14th 2017. Hear Sarah's story about break ups and $9000 debt, and learn some ways to be happy with your finances while working on improving your situation. Eventually Sarah even paid for a car in cash!

Today I talk with Allea about Budgeting and some tips for creating and acting upon good budgets Allea is a huge fan of budgeting, minimalism, and works as a financial coach! Yes its Allea  (pronounced like Allie or Aly) She works with a lot of millennials to make proactive plans for right when graduating college and moving into their first jobs. Allea has the skill from helping so many of her peers already create action plans for finances right after school. She thought, "How can I help people transition into financial adulthood" and AskAllea was born.

  Today I talked with MoneyLetters2.com head Jackie Koski about Health Savings Accounts (HSA's)! She wrote a wonderful book called Money Letters to my daughter. Why? Because most schools in the US don't require students to take personal finance courses. As she wrote, many schools and groups became interested in what she taught her daughter. She ended up giving lectures in high schools and in the community of South Carolina. Her wisdom and keen eye for detail in finance speaks for itself when you listen to her. Listen for her story in collecting $2 bills, and also the power of Health Savings Accounts!   Highlights Most schools don't require any form of finance! It's important to get some sort of Financial Literacy in during school if you can! Jackie Koski's $2 bill collection, over 1600 $2 bills! What an HSA account is and how It's used HSA vs FSA Triple Tax Benefits of HSA accounts. (Now, Growing, and Later) How HSA's can help us prepare for common expenses in retirement Jackie shares how much her a