If you tell me were going on a retreat, Im going to picture trust falls in the woods.
Im all about it, except for the trust falls.
Now you tell me its a personal finance retreat?
This does not make sense to me.
And should I really spend money on a multiple-day reminder to stop spending money?
OK, maybe I signed up for theLola Retreatfeeling jaded about the state of personal finance education.
But I ventured into the event with an open mind earlier this spring.
No Interest Til Almost 2027?
at a pay-grade way above mine.
Here are a few takeaways from my first personal finance retreat.
Am I planning my financial life correctly?
Is everyone else making the same mistakes as I am?
Spoiler alert: They definitely are.
Faces quickly became recognizable, instead of being lost in a sea of strangers.
Even better: Approaching speakers and panelists was encouraged.
These professionals tended to stick around for a whole day, if not the whole weekend.
But be warned that those more intimate events may come at a higher cost.
Never have I felt so motivated to sit in front of my computer on a Saturday night.
These experts are constantly refining their own finances.
And so can you!
That sharedcelebrationwas empowering, and it followed me from New York City all the way back to Florida.
Lisa Rowan is a senior writer at the Penny Hoarder.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
