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When it comes to one's finances, bad decisions can have a snowball-like effect. If you start off the year forgetting a payment here and there, being disorganized with your taxes or failing to contribute to your retirement accounts, you're setting yourself up for a disorderly financial life in 2019. There are a handful of common financial mistakes people make at the beginning of the year that can be prevented with just a little effort and foresight. Start the year off on the right foot by avoiding these common missteps. By Jamie Friedlander for Inc. with contribution from Luis F. Rosa, CFP® EA

I had the pleasure of being a panelist on a #creditchat via Twitter hosted by @Experian.

Want to save more money in 2019? You’re not alone. Over a third of Americans want to save more next year, a recent GOBankingRates survey found. If you’re part of the 36 percent of Americans who want to be better about saving in 2019, try one of these expert-approved money challenges — and watch your savings grow by Gabrielle Olya via Go Banking Rates with contribution from Luis F. Rosa, CFP® EA

You have several debts piling up, and you’re starting to worry you’re losing control over them. You have a car loan, student loan debt and two mounting credit card balances that are only getting higher with each passing month. You’ve heard of two primary methods for paying off debt: the debt avalanche method and the debt snowball method. Both are effective ways to eliminate debt. But which one is right for you? Here’s everything you need to know about the two methods of debt elimination. By Jamie Friedlander for Magnify_Money with Contribution from Luis F. Rosa, CFP® EA.

Luis is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional who helps individuals plan for retirement, manages their debt, save for their first home, and any other special goal. Luis provides individuals with planning tools and action steps to help position themselves for a better financial future. In this episode of the Morning Dinner, we sit down & talk about the common misconceptions people have with hiring a financial planner, as well as what goes into bettering your financial situation.

I joined the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning at the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) Annual Conference (July 31-August 2 in Las Vegas) – to share my journey into financial planning with young Latino professionals.