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Christine from Brightfin
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Founder & CEO of the simplest money app.
Word nerd in fintech. Chicago.
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Great to be part of LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky’s newsletter/series. The full episode and post: www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanro...
June 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Following a rigid plan for your life/year/day will not make you successful, it will only make you boring. #lifeadvice
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
May 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We should actually do this tho

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Tues #2solve
May 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I’ve been living without income for a whole year after quitting my corporate job to start my company. Saving money is more important to me now than ever.

I just got my first prescription from @costplusdrugs.com for $25. Last time it cost me $85, with insurance.

Works as advertised! 😇👍😀 TY!
April 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Vote for the colorful, swipeable, simple money app Brightfin for the Webby Award in apps and software: Productivity and Financial Services! 🧡🩷💚💙 #buildinpublic #startupfounder

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I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.
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April 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Scholars say discipline is a personality trait that only some people have and that’s why they’re better than the rest of us…

As if! 😜

Don’t be fooled by anyone’s malarkey today. #personalfinance
April 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Many young *men* have too much in crypto relative to cash savings.

Many young *women* have too much in cash savings relative to investments.

We should be talking more about both of these problems.
Young men don't open bank accounts. They are too expensive. They download coin base or Robinhood app and buy crypto. That's their savings

If one party pushes that number higher. They vote for em. Gensler/Biden caused those savings to go down. The demo with the biggest change was young men
This is legit the dumbest thing I've ever seen him say
March 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“The simpler the better”
for money and almost everything

Thank you @sxsw.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Quiet moment in a busy place. Enjoyed the Museum of the Future at @sxsw.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Confusing AI search is “Clippy but verbose.” Sound byte of the day from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
🤣
#sxsw
March 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Who’s bad with money? Everyone! And no one. Because that’s ridiculous.
#personalfinance
February 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Great interview on @vox.com about how diet culture has warped our thinking on budgeting.

Respectfully, needing a budget and understanding your expenses are not the same thing. This is why we made a healthy spending app!

www.vox.com/even-better/...
What if a budget isn’t the answer?
Budgeting culture is on overdrive, but the latest trend probably isn’t the answer to your money woes.
www.vox.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A good omen for the week ahead: #2solve two days in a row!

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#letterboxed #nytgames
February 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Saturday #2solve

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… I hate it when that happens.
February 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We’re listening to the wrong part of behavioral science when it comes to money. Big goals are either motivating or discouraging, depending on your perspective.

Small goals get things done. Let’s break it down. #personalfinance #buildinpublic
February 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Step aside, numbers nerds. We the liberal arts folk are rising up to protest the monotony that has been foist upon us by budget spreadsheets. #personalfinance #buildinpublic #severance
February 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The avocados are outside. The avocados are outside!!!

youtu.be/bTiZaHf6R_g?...
Super Bowl LVIII (52) Commercial: Avocados From Mexico - GuacWorld (2018)
YouTube video by Superbowl Commercials
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February 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
You got a way to track your personal expenses while you #buildinpublic? We could use some more beta testers who know that “steps to reproduce” is not about continuing a species.
January 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Pulling my younger self out of English class to explain that we’re working with software developers now and it’s all part of a plan of some sort.
#liberalarts #buildinpublic
a woman wearing a beanie and a jacket is asking that for me
Alt: a woman wearing a beanie and a jacket is asking, that for me?
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January 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you’re on FIRE (so to speak), what percent of your monthly income are you saving?

We created a FIRE setting in our app with a 60% savings rate, but I’m curious what people out there are doing.

Thanks! 🔥 #personalfinance #buildinpublic

brightfin.io/503020calcul...
Brightfin — 50 30 20 Calculator
See how different percentage budgets work for your monthly income. Choose 50 30 20 or a variation for paying off debt or saving for FIRE.
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January 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Big thank you to @93xrtchicago.bsky.social for playing **this song** on Nov. 6. I’ve had it on repeat ever since.

If you haven’t heard “Right here right now” in 35 years (or at all), here’s your chance.
#90smusic

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Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Jesus Jones
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January 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Your employer can allow you to use your 401k funds to pay off your student loans. Yes, that is pre-tax money to help you out atop an employer match. Your employer has to manually signup with the IRS. Eventually it may be automatic. #PersonalFinance #StudentLoans #IRS
IRS issues important interim guidance on employer matching contributions made to retirement plans related to employee student loan payments | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2024-217, Aug. 19, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today issued interim guidance for sponsors of 401(k) and similar retirement plans that provide, or wish to provide, matching contributions bas...
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January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Your annual reminder that Dr. King believed in guaranteed universal basic income that gave all people a dignified life, guaranteed housing for all, guaranteed access to a high quality education, and said that “no one should be forced to live in poverty while others live in luxury.”
January 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Who do you trust? This is what data privacy issues are really about, from TikTok’s global presence to the apps we use every day.

We do not sell our users’ data.
#buildinpublic #personalfinance

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Brightfin — Data Privacy Promise
At Brightfin, we believe: Your data should work for you. Your data should be kept secure. Your data should not be sold. That's our promise.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM