Yesterday was my last day at the bank. On Monday I start my marketing gig and while I’m looking forward to learning a new area of the business, I am feeling a little melancholy and a significant sense of loss.
As I’ve mentioned before, I loved the job I am leaving behind. The work was interesting and […]
About a month ago I signed up for the beta version of Quizzle, Quicken Loans’ free financial aggregator that provides users a snapshot of their personal financial situation, including home value. Quicken Loans is providing consumer access to Quizzle free of charge as a way to become the “top-of-mind” mortgage lender and capture additional mortgage […]
The latest version of the Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Million Dollar Journey. It’s a huge carnival, and my first BankerGirl Plans a Wedding post is the final link on the list.
Some of my Carnival Picks:
As a future bride, I really enjoyed this submission at The Money Mythos. Matt and I use a similar approach, […]
I financed my home purchase two years ago with a 5-year ARM at 5.8%. It was a good deal at the time, and I figured that I wouldn’t be in the house for more than five years, so it made sense.
Two years in, it looks like we may stay put for a little while. I […]
This is the second article in my series: BankerGirl Plans a Wedding - an honest account of my wedding decisions and the related expenses as they occur. You can find the first article of the series here.
My partner and I were engaged a year ago today. When people ask me how the wedding plans are […]
I start my new job on Monday, March 31, which means I have a lot of loose ends to tie up in my current role in a very short amount of time. Since the c-levels have yet to decide what to do about my role and responsibilities (Hire a replacement? Parcel out to existing employees?), […]
During the Organizational Management class I teach, I open the first class with an open discussion about bosses. I give everyone in the room an opportunity to tell a story about a bad manager from their past. Most students have an example from one of their first jobs - flipping burgers and baby sitting make for excellent […]
Check out this week’s Carival of Personal Finance - my piece on the future of banking is included as well as a links to a couple great articles about keeping food costs low (see the frugality section)!
My blog is called BankerGirl. When I picked the domain name, it seemed like a good fit for two reasons:
1. I have been a banker for nearly 10 years
2. I am female and I don’t think that there are enough well-educated women out there writing about financial services - so it’s a point of differentiation […]
Five years ago, I was a personal banker at a regional bank, making about $28,000 per year. According to my historical financial records (I have been tracking my income, savings, and spending in Excel since 2000), I had about $3000 in savings at that time. When I wasn’t making much money, I seldom used credit […]