Ornella Grosz's Moneylicious Blog

A recent ING study, revealed the challenges and attitudes of retirement savings.  I’m not going to plagiarize or summarize the study as you can click to read more about ING women and retirement study.    What I found very intriguing about the study is that men tend to contribute  a higher percentage of their pay to [...]

I’ve observed there is a consistent theme of credit rumors roaming the web.  Myths are easy to identify because there’s a lack of financial knowledge, specifically related to debt, namely debt literacy.  To understand debt you need to understand your credit.   There’s a myriad of misconceptions about credit.   At times, I’m amazed that [...]

The dirty word “budget” less likely emotes the pleasure, yet artificial, feeling of drinking a dirty martini. Do you always stick to your budget after you create it?  Do you find it difficult or a nuisance to stick to it?  Do budgets even work? These questions are asked by women all the time.  Personally, I’m [...]

Imagine making complex financial ideas simple and easy to understand with a Sharpie.   This is exactly what Carl Richards captures with his easy-to-understand sketches in his first published book, Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things With Money.   Carl Richards is a CFP, founder of Prasada Capital Management, and regular contributor to the [...]