I Ditched My Car Payment and Here’s Why
Are you wasting $300-500 every month? What if… Instead of wasting $300 a month, you could save it or spend it on things you ACTUALLY care about? A family vacation Paying off debt Home improvement projects Creating an emergency fund So what is causing you to waste $300-500 a month? Your car payment. The average […]
Ask Yourself these 8 Important Questions About Money and Improve Your Finances
How often do you ask yourself hard questions about money? Me? Not a lot. I like to avoid conflict at all costs. I’m from Minnesota and very passive. Just ask my wife. And when I ask myself hard questions, my defenses come up and I try to justify my behavior, or ignore it. I’m honestly […]
How to Do a Budget Review for Your Family Budget
I love January. As a teacher, it’s a great halfway point of the year and means I’m that much closer to summer. Because, you know, summers are awesome. But January is also time to turn the page on the last year. All of my goals, both the ones I met and the ones I fell […]
How to Know When to Refinance Your Student Loans?
Guest Post by Travis Hornsby. Travis is the founder of Student Loan Planner and the host of the Student Loan Planner podcast. To date, Student Loan Planner has consulted on over half a billion in student debt. Travis is a Chartered Financial Analyst and brings his background as a former bond trader trading billions of […]
13 Easy Ways to Save Money Every Month
I want to share with you 13 easy ways to save money every single month. In fact, these money saving tips helped us save money so we could pay off $100,000 of debt in 5 years. That’s $20,000 a year we spent paying off our debt. We couldn’t do that if these tips didn’t work. […]
Why the Debt Snowball Method Works to Get Out of Debt Fast
Got debt? I know, it’s not as fun or catchy as “Got milk”. But if you’re here, chances are you have debt, and probably a lot of it. I freaking hate debt. It’s stupid. It’s suffocating, and stops so many people from reaching their dreams. In 2013, my wife and I found ourselves buried under […]
How to Use the Cash Envelope System to Save Money
[Updated 9/10/2020] I’ve avoided writing about the cash envelope system for a while. I’m honestly not even sure why. Maybe it’s because so much has already been said about it. The truth is though, using Dave Ramsey’s cash envelope system transformed our lives and helped us stick to a budget for the very first time. […]
How to Save Money on Student Loan Interest
Today’s post was written by Nate Matherson, a ’16 college grad working to repay student loan debt, save for retirement, and co-creator of personal finance blog LendEDU. Nate launched LendEDU in ’14 as a site focused on helping students better manage student loan debt. Enjoy! ~ Jamie One benefit of student loans is that payments […]
Tiller Money Review – Everything You Need to Know to Make a Budget
Have you ever dreamt of being completely debt free? Wouldn’t it be nice to log into your online bank account and feel JOY – knowing that you have an extra $200 to put into your savings account every month? The best thing you can do to start making those dreams a reality is to use […]
Find the Best Side Hustle and Make More Money
Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate or sponsored links. I would earn a little money with no extra cost to you. The opinions expressed are my own. Read my disclaimer to learn more. [Updated: April 2019] Do you wish you made more money? Me too. If you had to make an extra $500 by the […]