Keep Your Money Irie™Blog

May 26, 2026 In my work as a financial educator, one of the most common things I hear is: “I want to be rich.”“I want to be a millionaire.” And whenever I ask why… there’s usually a pause. Not because people don’t mean it. But because once they stop and really think about it, they realize the desire is not just about money. What We Really Want Most people don’t dream about having money simply to look at numbers in a bank account. What they really want is: freedom peace of m

May 19, 2026 We are in the middle of May, which means summer is right around the corner. And if you’re a parent, you already know what that means: Summer camp registrations.Swimming lessons.Activity sign-ups.Vacation planning. As I sat down this week registering my kids for day camp and summer activities, something dawned on me. I’ve been receiving camp emails since February. Different organizations letting me know: what they offer why their program is special and how excited

May 12, 2026 Seriously. Who is buying up all the chicken foot? Chicken foot used to cost less than $2. Now I go to the store to get chicken foot for my Saturday soup and suddenly the same quantity is costing over $4. At this point, I need answers. Did the price of chicken foot really go up that much…or did the grocery stores finally realize Caribbean people love chicken foot soup and decide they could make more money? Because something is happening. From “Throwaway Food” to

May 5, 2026 Mother’s Day is here, and although buying my mom’s gift had been sitting on my to-do list for weeks… time caught up to me. I knew exactly what I wanted to get her. But life happened. Other priorities kept moving ahead of it, and suddenly the moment was here. Now instead of regular shipping, I’m paying for express delivery just to make sure it arrives on time. A cost that could have been avoided. And as I clicked the checkout button, I realized something: How many

April 28, 2026 My sons are running track again this season. This is the third season for my oldest and the second for my youngest. At this level, you run based on your age group — and that can change everything. A New Level, A New Challenge My youngest is six years old and will turn seven in November. According to the rules, you compete in the age group for the age you turn during the year. So this season, he moved up into the 7–8 age group. Which means he’s now running again

April 21, 2026 We brought the kids to the circus this weekend — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus — and it was so good. There were moments that had me holding onto my 6-year-old’s arm because I was genuinely nervous watching some of the stunts. The performers were incredible. The kind of jaw-dropping acrobatics that make you wonder how they do it. It also made me realize something. The circus I remembered from books like Dumbo or old TV shows wasn’t the circus I exp