Our mission

If bread is the first necessity of life, recreation is a close second.
Edward Bellamy

Our Mission

We believe people on a budget can still enjoy fabulous and fun lives. We are here to share tips that will help you live large without sacrificing your financial independence.

Wise Bread will help you discover:

• Savvy shopping tips to keep you stylish, sassy, and solvent.
• Financial advice that is easy to understand and easy to apply.
• Career and money-making ideas that'll add zeros to your bank account.
• General adulthood know-how your parents forgot to tell you.

Our Philosophy: You can have fun saving money!

Too many financial experts focus on the negative aspects of money management. They freely throw around words like "sacrifice" and "responsibility" like there was a fire sale at the Boring Store.

The answer to financial independence isn't a ramen-eating, vacation-skipping, fun-depriving life. Far from it. The best way to ensure that you will stick to a budget is to create a lifestyle that is as much fun as it is practical.

For example, instead of focusing on how you shouldn't spend $20 a night at the movies, why not think about attending a free Bohemian art gallery exhibit instead?

Or, how about this: Did you know that you can actually save money by becoming a food snob?

And how would you like to get a personal shopper to cater to your fashion needs for free?

These are just some of the tips you'll find here at Wise Bread.