Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Two Money Tips for New Grads: Keep it Simple
If you’re graduating from high school and college and embarking on getting your first job, you’re going to start developing an important...
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Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Jun 30, 2021
Double Your Money: Use The Rule of 72 for Investment Returns
Using the rule of 72 makes it easy to figure out how much your money will grow over time. Most people think that it will grow pretty...
Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Mar 1, 2021
Money, Math and When to Use a Calculator: Tips on Spending Intentionally
When we’re thinking about spending money, we make better decisions if we do the math. Yet, we resist. Maybe we were traumatized in our...
Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Jul 15, 2019
Millennials Are Mooches…and Other Money Myths
There are plenty of stereotypes about how certain people behave around money — stereotypes I’ve often seen contradicted in my experience as
Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Feb 18, 2016
Dive Deep into Credit Cards
Recently a client emailed me to ask, “What is the best credit card?” Then, at a family holiday, four of my nieces and nephews asked the...
Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Aug 4, 2010
Safe Investing
Dear Bridget, In the 70s, when I was in high school, I shared a Pinto with my sister. She bought the gas, I bought the oil. When the...
Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Jun 17, 2010
Shopping Angst Revealed
I've got a theory about stress: it's cumulative. In other words, stress isn't about the two big things that constantly worry you. You...
Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Jul 31, 2009
Clunkers Getting More Cash?
The cash for clunker program, which started on July 24th, was supposed to go through November, or when the money ran out. Problem is...
Bridget Sullivan Mermel CFP(R) CPA
Feb 5, 2009
Save Money While Online Shopping
Recently, I saved about $100 on-line when spending $300, all on items that I would have purchased anyway. I bought items from Kohl's,...
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