Generational poverty is the opposite of generational wealth. Instead of inheriting a solid financial foundation and getting a leg up in life, kids are taught very little about finance and learn to live hand to mouth. It’s a phenomenon that affects millions of people in the United States alone, and an important one that needs …
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We all know what we’re supposed to do, right? Graduate high school, go to college, land a decent job, get married, buy a house, have 2.5 kids, and retire to a life of golf and grandchildren when you hit 65, watching the next generation do the exact same thing. That’s the life script we’ve been …
The great thing about building a blogger network is that you can make friends with people from around the world. In writing about US policies and politics, I often neglect to consider what other countries are doing. It makes sense, since I live in the States, that most of my policy posts will be about …
This week on Partners in Fire, we are featuring a guest post from our good friend Tawnya at Money Saved is Money Earned. Tawnya is part of her school’s Equity Team, and one of the last things they did before going to summer break was put together a list of ways we could support people …
Last week, I wrote a post about being the female breadwinner. In that post, I delved into some of the emotions regarding bread-winning that most likely stem from societal expectations. Today, I’m also going to talk about making more than your partner, but I’m going to look at a very specific potential downside. Although it …
Do you work a nine to five workday? Ok, so it may not be exactly nine to five. Maybe it’s eight to four, or seven to three – you get the picture. The point is, you probably work about 40 hours per week. And that doesn’t include commute time or mandatory meal times. And guess …
Americans are crazy (I can say that proudly, as an American). We have tons of pride in weird things and little to no pride in important things. “Wow, you worked 120 hours this week? You’re a rock star!” compared to “You stay home with the kids? What do you do all day?”. I struggle so …
Partners in Fire has always been about lifting everyone up and bringing to light policies that work to prevent others from achieving financial independence. In that vein, we’ve written about poverty traps, stagnant wages, family values, UBI, healthcare, and a ton of other policies that work to keep people poor. We’ve also written about gender …
Whether you believe in it or not, the just world fallacy impacts your life. It influences many decisions that people make, whether financial, political, or just day to day. The effects are all around you. So exactly what is the just world fallacy, and how does it impact your financial life? What is the Just …
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Isn’t the middle class where most of us aspire to be? It’s the house, the marriage, the single-family home with the white picket fence. Being middle class means summer barbecues, a two week vacation every year, and a traditional retirement. If the middle class is so great, why is there a middle-class trap? The Middle …
