Our mission

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

Our Mission

We believe young people on a budget can still enjoy fabulous and fun lives. We are here to share tips that will help you live a savvy and fulfilling life 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't save money if you're not having fun!

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.

Sure, it is important to be responsible. But let's not forget these are the best years of your life, and you are not about to waste your prime years living like a freaking hermit!

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 helpful tips you will find at Wise Bread. Please go ahead and poke around a bit, get to know our writers, read some of our most popular stories, subscribe to our feed, and discover all the goodies we have to offer.