I’m very excited to introduce to you the second ever recorded interview on Financially Mint! Today’s guest is Barney from The Escape Artist, who has reached Financial Independence Brit style in the UK. Listen to it here:     As with my previous interview with Jalpan, I’ve turned the interview into a blog post for those … Continue reading “Interview: Get on the Path to Financial Independence in College”

Tired of college? Take a gap year Yes I know, a gap year is traditionally known as a gap between high school and college. But more and more often now, people are taking gap years in the middle of their college years and before getting a job. I think it’s pretty awesome (yes I did … Continue reading “Students, Please Take a Gap Year”

Welcome to Financially Mint’s first ever recorded interview! I had the honour of interviewing Jalpan Dave, a mechanical engineer currently living in Singapore and with some great experience working at internships in college. Listen to it right here:     The sound sometimes echoes a bit and I make some weird noises during the call, … Continue reading “Interview: How to Apply for Internships and Stand Out”

You want money. You want skills. You don’t want to work in a fast food restaurant. The solution? A side-hustle that will give you money and skills, and not leave you smelling of over-calorific oily fries everyday. Yes it exists. College is the perfect place to start a side-hustle because you have more time (if … Continue reading “Top 5 Skill-Building Jobs for College Students”

What do I mean by networking Nope, networking is not connecting your computer to a network (to the guy who looked at me strangely after I told him I went to ‘networking events’). If you’ve never been to a networking event let me explain a bit how they usually work: a company/organisation/person organises an event … Continue reading “How to Network Like a BOSS”

Today is International Women’s day. Along with other UK Money Bloggers we decided to do a roundup of posts about women and finance and dedicate them to all women. The first International Women’s Day was in 1909, a day when women fought for equal rights and good working conditions. Now, over 100 years later, it’s … Continue reading “Women and Finance: Why Get a Finance Degree?”

Contrary to popular belief, emergency funds are cool. Yes, you heard me right. What’s cooler than being prepared for something? Than being like ‘uh oh wasn’t expecting that bill’ and then smiling and going ‘no worries, I got it covered’? Than confidently nodding when the mechanic says ‘sure you’ll be able to cover the cost?’? … Continue reading “Emergency Funds: Your Key to #Adulting”

We live in a world where a job isn’t necessary to make money. The minute I understood this, my life was forever changed. Jobs are great: they give you experience, opportunities, contact with people and a good learning foundation. This is especially helpful for recent college graduates; jobs get us started in the real world, … Continue reading “6 Alternatives to Getting a Job”

I love reading newsletters. It feels more personal, it’s a great way to spend time on a bus ride, and the advice is very interesting and helpful. Even more when I read two newsletters which completely contradicts each other. Ahhhh who should I listen to? So in order to make a decision about my own opinion, … Continue reading “Is Saving for Losers?”

After reading ‘The Science of Getting Rich’ by Wallace Wattles, it really dawned on me how being rich and successful is a mindset, it’s a passion and it’s a journey. If you think rich, you become rich. Although I disagreed with a few points in the book (Wattles says only to read his advice and … Continue reading “What is the Science of Getting Rich?”