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My $77,000 Student Loans Are Fully Paid Off After Defaulting!

I fully paid off $77,000 ($76,524.22 to be exact) in student loans! If you wantRead More…

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5 Dumb Excuses I Made For Not Saving Money

I made some dumb financial mistakes in my 20s such as defaulting on my studentRead More…

0% financing things to watch out for

7 Tips About Using 0% Financing from a Credit Card Marketer

Budgeting, Credit Card Debt, Personal Finance

I am sure most of you have come across a 0% financing offer typically whenRead More…

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Getting Closer to Paying off My $77,000 Student Loan Debt Payoff December Progress Update

Budgeting, College Financing, Personal Finance, Student Loan Debt

Thanks to a variety of personal finance and side hustle podcasts, I have been motivatedRead More…

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7 Reasons You Should Have a Side Hustle to Make Extra Money

Personal Finance, Side Hustling

Having a side hustle to make more money is a great way to achieve yourRead More…

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Pull Your Free Annual Credit Report Before the End of the Year

Credit Card Debt, Personal Finance

  This is a public service announcement and reminder to pull one of your creditRead More…

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4 Things to Look For on Your Credit Report

Credit Card Debt, Personal Finance

As the year comes to an end, it is important to take advantage of theRead More…

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8 Best Quick and Easy Ebay Optimization Tips For Your Listings

Marketing Tips, Side Hustling, Sports Cards

One of my side hustles is buying and selling and naturally, eBay plays a part.Read More…

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6 Ways to Build Credit to Improve Your Credit Score

Budgeting, Personal Finance

There are some financial “entertainers” who believe that building credit and building your FICO creditRead More…

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November 2018 Monthly Side Hustle Extra Income Report

Personal Finance, Side Hustle Income Report, Side Hustling

I originally intended for this side hustle extra money report to be monthly but clearlyRead More…

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Pros and Cons of Working for A Rideshare Company As a Side Hustle

Side Hustling

I am “uber” excited to have this guest post from Lexi Carr. Lexi is a freelanceRead More…

money advice

4 Simple Money Advice I Gave to a Colleague in Their 20s

Budgeting, General Investing, Personal Finance

Recently I was talking to a colleague in her 20s and we started to talkRead More…

biggest financial mistakes

My 5 Biggest Money Mistakes

I have made some of the worst money mistakes any person can make. It tookRead More…

student loan debt payoff amortization chart

My $77,000 Student Loan Debt Payoff November Progress Update

Budgeting, College Financing, Personal Finance, Student Loan Debt

Ever since I set my student loan debt payoff goal of March 2019, I haveRead More…

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I Knocked Off a Sports Bucket List Item and Went to the World Series Again

Budgeting, Money Moron Moments

I was on a pretty good roll with putting posts up on this blog sinceRead More…

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5 Actions I Will Not Be Cheap About

Budgeting, Personal Finance

I genuinely believe that if you are just starting to plan for your future whetherRead More…

omg my money side hustle monthly income report

September 2018 My First Side Hustle Monthly Income Report

Personal Finance, Side Hustle Income Report

I started this blog as a personal journal because I went through some of theRead More…

favorite posts of the week

OMG Favorite Personal Finance Blog Posts of the Week Featuring Debt Experience vs Debt Knowledge, Procrastination, and Ego

Personal Finance, Recommendations

For this week I rounded up the following blog posts that I enjoyed reading. OMGRead More…

things i will not be cheap about

7 Actions That Can Cost You Time And Money in the Long Run

Budgeting

As I started to spend a couple minutes every month budgeting, I noticed a patternRead More…

simple budgeting

My Simple Way of Budgeting and Budget Categories

Budgeting, Personal Finance

Earlier this year (May 2018), I had a personal finance epiphany. Out of nowhere IRead More…