Sarah Catherine Gutierrez

Recent stories by Sarah Catherine Gutierrez

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Student loans are being wiped away I remember a few years ago when my dad learned how to text message, he kept sending group texts in all caps. Things like "GREAT DAY. HOW IS EVERYONE FEELING?" After a few months of this, my sister and... October 26, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Financial-knowledge compounding can span generations Let's talk about compound financial interest, but not the kind you learn about in a finance class. Sometimes in the workplace, there is that one person who cares a lot about money, enough to pull frie... October 12, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Get hunting: Forgotten money just waiting to be found Are you up for a treasure hunt? I sure hope so. But for this hunt, you won't need a metal detector or a shovel -- just a phone and the internet. A study released last summer estimated there is more t... October 5, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Thank, then think about retirement; gratitude rewards Do you struggle finding the willpower to save for retirement? Try practicing gratitude. Last week I attended the Power of the Purse luncheon for the Women's Foundation of Arkansas. One of the honoree... September 28, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Ex-prisoner had much to learn, now has much to teach "No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don't have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have." (Seneca, Moral Letters) I want ... September 21, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Secret to saving is plain: Don't believe your lying brain I am celebrating two milestones today. First, Save Yourself is celebrating its first full year. A year! I can't believe that you all tolerated an entire year of reading week after week about retiremen... September 14, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: A strategy always beats out Next Big Thing in investing I hear a lot about people's investment opinions and in many different venues. Often, it's in an official meeting, but there seems to be something about the bread aisle at Kroger or the sidelines at my... August 31, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Doctor, heal thyself financially; self-pay before anything else Congratulations to all the physicians who are completing their training and starting new jobs. It can be an exhilarating month with those initial paychecks. For many the pay raise can feel like monopo... August 24, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Nudge is enough to break away from break-even living People always ask me how to get a family member to save. Whether we have been savers our whole lives or are still relatively new to the practice, it's hard not to want this life for our loved ones. So... August 17, 2021

OPINION | SAVE YOURSELF: Maintain vigilance for forgotten costs to be a budget ninja In six days the no-spend challenge officially kicks off, and whether you are doing the challenge or not let's use this month to get skeptical of all our spending. Have you ever paid a year's worth of... August 10, 2021