A summary of what I learned about money last week.

- emergency fund
- banking
- federal reserve
- inflation
- 40-hour workweek
- budgeting
- long-term purchases
- saving money
- financial success
- free unlimited shopping

Let’s save some money.

2/17
"Financial literacy is not about wealth, but about understanding money regardless of the amount. It& #39;s about how you treat it and how you maximize opportunities." — Mellody Hobson

@MellodyHobson

3/17
20% of Americans have saved at least $1,000 since March 2020.

https://www.cnbc.com/select/americans-saved-money-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

https://www.cnbc.com/select/am... href="https://twitter.com/lizgravier_">@lizgravier_

4/17
Washington state residents can open a 12% APY checking account for 12 months on balances of up to $1,200 at First Financial Northwest Bank.

https://www.ffnwb.com/personal/12-checking

https://www.ffnwb.com/personal/... href="https://twitter.com/ffnwb">@FFNWB

5/17
Inflation may be on the rise because of the Federal Reserve.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/04/the-fed-is-expected-to-make-a-major-commitment-to-ramping-up-inflation-soon.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/0... href="https://twitter.com/JeffCoxCNBCcom">@JeffCoxCNBCcom

6/17
As a result, some expect inflation doubling to 4% or more!

https://medium.com/the-ascent/if-you-have-any-money-its-about-to-lose-a-lot-of-value-b78c6d2843f7

https://medium.com/the-ascen... href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Denning">@Tim_Denning

7/17
This is how ‘living below your means’ works.

https://twitter.com/TheCalmNCents/status/1295457875356073984

https://twitter.com/TheCalmNC... href="https://twitter.com/TheCalmNCents">@TheCalmNCents

9/17
When purchasing something, how long are you thinking about owning it?

https://joneytalks.com/2020/08/20/10-things-you-will-only-need-to-buy-once-in-your-life/

https://joneytalks.com/2020/08/2... href="https://twitter.com/JoneyTalks">@JoneyTalks

10/17
Think about keeping money. Saving money is more important than spending it.

https://twitter.com/Kpaxs/status/1293506187808382977

https://twitter.com/Kpaxs/sta... href="https://twitter.com/Kpaxs">@Kpaxs

11/17
A simple, but solid financial success recipe to follow.

https://twitter.com/HIAliving/status/1293389334612148224

https://twitter.com/HIAliving... href="https://twitter.com/HIAliving">@HIAliving

12/17
Monitor these money metrics.

https://twitter.com/carreirafi/status/1292853296881778695

https://twitter.com/carreiraf... href="https://twitter.com/carreirafi">@carreirafi

13/17
On the regular.

https://twitter.com/MindingMy30s/status/1293047764641882114

https://twitter.com/MindingMy... href="https://twitter.com/MindingMy30s">@MindingMy30s

14/17
American Express cardholders have had complimentary ShopRunner membership for a while.

https://www.shoprunner.com/enroll/americanexpress

But">https://www.shoprunner.com/enroll/am... now PayPal members can get a free 2-year ShopRunner membership.

https://www.shoprunner.com/promo/paypal2yrm

https://www.shoprunner.com/promo/pay... href="https://twitter.com/ShopRunner">@ShopRunner

15/17
Shoprunner offers unlimited free 2-day shipping and free return shipping at 90+ stores.

https://www.shoprunner.com/about 

https://www.shoprunner.com/about&quo... href="https://twitter.com/ShopRunner">@ShopRunner

16/17
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