Erin Confortini
Posts
Longer versions of what I post about money — saving, investing, and the decisions behind it.
Why I Think You Earn Your Purpose Instead of Finding It
Why I think "find your purpose" is backwards advice — and how building a financial foundation first gave me room to experiment until something felt right.
Read post →A House Didn't Give Me Financial Freedom — My Financial Foundation Did
Why I built my financial foundation first — debt, emergency fund, investing — and only later bought a house that fit the life I actually wanted.
Read post →How I Found Two Wedding Dresses in a 60-Day Engagement
I planned my wedding in 60 days and bought both dresses off the rack. What I spent, how fast they came, and what a short timeline changes about the money.
Read post →I Bought My Dream House, Then Changed My Mind Less Than a Year Later
I bought a starter townhouse in Pittsburgh, then a family home came up less than a year later. What that taught me about options and financial freedom.
Read post →How I've Traveled on Credit Card Points Through My 20s
I've taken trips all through my 20s on credit card points — probably $10,000 worth. Here's how I think about welcome bonuses, hotel transfers and the one rule.
Read post →I Stopped Chasing Financial Freedom and Started Measuring Runway
I spent my 20s chasing financial freedom. What I actually wanted was optionality — enough runway to build something before it pays me back.
Read post →Why I Splurge on My House but Save on My Car
I work from home, so housing is by far my biggest expense — and I skipped the nicer SUV. How I think about trade-offs in my own budget.
Read post →I Bought My Dream House, Then Changed My Mind — What That Taught Me About Financial Freedom
I bought a townhouse in Pittsburgh, then a family home came up less than a year later. Here's what changing my mind taught me about financial freedom.
Read post →How I Invest My $300,000 Portfolio at 27 — With Just Two ETFs
At 27 I have about $302,000 invested — $210K for retirement, the rest for later goals — and 90%+ of it sits in just two ETFs. Here's how simple it is.
Read post →How I'm Turning Our Wedding Expenses Into 250,000+ Hotel Points for Our Honeymoon
Our wedding costs were coming anyway — here's how I'm routing them through a hotel card, plus the 60,000 points our venue gave us, toward our honeymoon.
Read post →Why I'm Selling the House I Bought 8 Months Ago Instead of Renting It Out
I bought a townhouse less than a year ago and I'm selling instead of renting it out. Here's how sunk costs almost made the decision for me.
Read post →How I DIY'd My Wedding Invitations for Under $150
I'm planning my wedding in 2 months, so I made our invitations myself with Canva, Amazon, CVS and Costco. Here's every piece of the $149.50 total.
Read post →The Four Money Apps I Actually Use Every Week
At 27, I only use four money apps: where I keep savings, where I invest, how I run through big decisions, and how I track debt payoff.
Read post →Why I Decided Not to Have a Bachelorette Party
Whenever I get engaged, I'm skipping the bachelorette. Here's the math on wedding travel costs that changed my mind, and what I'd do instead.
Read post →How I Spent $50 on Groceries by Shopping My Pantry First
I only spent $50 at the store this week because I shopped my pantry first. Here's exactly what I bought and the meals I'm making with it.
Read post →Why I'm Outgrowing My Budget Spreadsheet and Building My Own Money System
My spreadsheet changed my finances five years ago. Here's why business income, taxes and variable pay made me start building a bigger money system.
Read post →I Chose a Big Patio Over an Extra Bedroom in My Townhouse
When I bought my townhouse I gave up an extra bedroom for a 9x18 patio. Here's how I thought about lifestyle versus resale value, and why I'd do it again.
Read post →Why I'm Rebuilding My Money System From Scratch at 27
My budget worked when I had one paycheck and one checking account. At 27, my life got bigger and my system didn't. Here's what I'm rebuilding and why.
Read post →Creator CFO: Tracking the Full Life Cycle of a Dollar
I built a platform on being organized with money and still feel scattered. Here's the gap I'm trying to close between my business and personal finances.
Read post →Why I Stopped Measuring My Life by My Net Worth and Started Measuring My Runway
At 19 I decided financial freedom meant never working again. Two unpaid years building our podcast taught me what I was really chasing: runway.
Read post →Why I Keep a Fun Money Bucket in My Savings
How I use a separate fun money bucket in my savings to pay for splurges on purpose — and why waiting for something makes me enjoy it more.
Read post →How Couples Actually Merge Finances After Marriage: 190 Answers I Collected
I asked how couples merge money after marriage and got 190 replies. 41% use a hybrid setup — here's what that looked like and what surprised me most.
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