Brittney Castro, Author at MintLife Blog

Happy Mid Year: Revisiting Your Financial Goals with a New Years Do-Over

July 1, 2015 / Brittney Castro

2015 is now halfway over. Where did the time go? Though July may feel like it got here quicker than usual, now is the perfect time to revisit those financial goals and resolutions you made way back in January –...

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Financial Literacy

3 Ways to Talk Money With Your Honey

April 7, 2015 (Last Modified: July 24, 2018) / Brittney Castro

I once read a study that couples who “disagree about finances once a week” are more than 30 percent more likely to get divorced than couples that report “disagreeing about finances a few times a month.” Yikes! If you are...

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Financial Planning

Money Mindset: Becoming a Financially Wise Woman

March 6, 2015 / Brittney Castro

Women have come a long way in the money-management department, but we still face unique challenges that make planning for our financial futures difficult. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income of women still...

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Financial Planning

3 Secrets to a Healthy Relationship with Money

February 3, 2015 / Brittney Castro

Love and money: Two of the most complicated subjects in existence. And with February officially upon us, it’s hard not to feel the love in the air. After all, this is the month of spending money on material things like...

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Financial Planning

5 Tips to Kick-start Your Financial Life in 2015

January 5, 2015 / Brittney Castro

Each year, millions of Americans start the New Year resolved to get their finances in order. Then, the motivation wears off and most people fall back into old habits and spending patterns, feeling stressed and overwhelmed. Stick to your resolutions...

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Financial Planning

4 Common Myths About Financial Planning

October 27, 2014 / Brittney Castro

There are a lot of people out there who know they need financial planning but are still unclear about what financial planning actually is. So to help you better understand the importance of financial planning, I’ve debunked four major myths...

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Financial Planning

5 Easy Ways to Save More Money

August 25, 2014 / Brittney Castro

If I’ve learned anything in my work as a financial planner during the past eight years, it’s that if something is too hard to implement in our financial lives, chances are we just won’t do it. Most of us know...

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Saving

The New and Improved Way to Save Money

May 22, 2014 / Brittney Castro

Picture this: You’re in line at Target, ready to check out—and somehow you have a cart full of stuff when all you came for was toothpaste and face wash. You know you don’t really need all those other things, but...

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How To

Charge Your Worth! 4 Tips to Help Female Entrepreneurs Bring in More Business Revenue

May 15, 2014 / Brittney Castro

Do you have a hard time figuring out how to charge for your services or products? Well, if you’re like most women entrepreneurs and business owners, chances are you’re not charging enough. Women as a whole still earn less than...

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Investing Advice

5 Simple Investment Tips

May 1, 2014 (Last Modified: April 10, 2020) / Brittney Castro

I often hear women in their 20s and early 30s say they don’t have enough money to start investing. I don’t believe it! I believe everyone has enough money to start investing as long as they make it a priority....

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Brittney Castro

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Happy Mid Year: Revisiting Your Financial Goals with a New Years Do-Over

3 Ways to Talk Money With Your Honey

Money Mindset: Becoming a Financially Wise Woman

3 Secrets to a Healthy Relationship with Money

5 Tips to Kick-start Your Financial Life in 2015

4 Common Myths About Financial Planning

5 Easy Ways to Save More Money

The New and Improved Way to Save Money

Charge Your Worth! 4 Tips to Help Female Entrepreneurs Bring in More Business Revenue

5 Simple Investment Tips

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