Keep Your Money Irie™Blog

June 9, 2026 As you work to pay off debt, build savings, invest for the future, and rewrite your financial story, there will absolutely be moments where you feel frustrated. Moments where you think: “I work too hard not to enjoy my money.” And honestly? That’s a real feeling. Especially when: you keep turning down nights out with friends saying “it’s not in the budget” or constantly feeling like you have to be disciplined while everyone else seems to be enjoying themselves fr

June 2, 2026 After reaching my “enough is enough” moment and realizing something had to change, I was left with one big question: How? How do I actually get out of debt? Where do I even begin? Like most people, I turned to YouTube University. There was a lot of advice out there. Some good. Some that had me completely confused. As someone who studied business and accounting in school, I was able to use some discernment. And somewhere along the way, I stumbled across Dave Ramse

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