Is it all avocado on toast for millennials or is there a real financial quarter-life crisis? From learning to live below your means to hitting your investment targets, these 10 bloggers offer advice for the under-35s.
Half Banked (US)
Blog highlight: What You Need To Do Before You Earn More Money. People saying that they will only be able to save or budget when they make more money makes Ms Odjick “cringe” – just save and set goals now.
The Happiest Teacher (UAE)
Blog highlight: How do you save money? A simple system.Mr Holz discusses how he reaches his $20,000-a-year savings target by saving Dh8,000 a month, for nine months of the year, with his discretionary spend limited to Dh150 to Dh270 a day.
The Financial Diet (US)
Blog highlight: Minimalism Is Just Another Boring Product Wealthy People Can Buy. How decluttering has turned into a consumer competition to spend the most on the smallest capsule wardrobe.
Millennial Money Man (US)
Blog highlight: Signs you are Living Beyond your Means. This includes not saving 10 per cent of income, paying the minimum balance on your credit card or taking out a loan to pay for a vacation.
My Fab Finance (US)
Blog highlight: 10 Ways to Reduce Monthly Expenses without Much Effort. Stick to reusable water bottles and keep your air filters clean to keep your bills down.
Cait Flanders (US)
Blog highlight: Why I Stopped Tracking Everything and Started Making Intentional Decisions. Ms Flanders, historically an ardent tracker of spending, steps and food intake, went “cold turkey” in favour of a more intentional way of living.
20something Finance (US)
Blog highlight: Our Cheap Wedding: 7 Steps for an Awesome $2,500 Wedding. The average wedding costs upwards of $35,000 but Mr Miller spent under a tenth of that – less, in fact, than he did on an engagement ring.
The Young Money Blog (UK)
Blog highlight: What young folks are REALLY doing with their dosh. From starting businesses or working more flexibly to finding more creative ways to get on the housing ladder.
Making Sense of Cents (US)
Blog highlight:I’m a Female Breadwinner! I Earn Much More Than My Husband – So What? Ms Schroeder-Gardner says she is the breadwinner but her husband does the cleaning, meals and household management – and he makes sure she looks after herself too.
Young Adult Money (US)
Blog highlight: Should You Invest When You are in Debt? The answer is not a straightforward ‘no’ but a thoughtful look at the type of debt, interest rate and your attitude to having debt.