free annual credit report

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…

things to look for on your credit report and ways to build your credit

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…

how to build credit to improve your fico score

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…

omg my money side hustle monthly income report

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…

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…

actions i will not be cheap about

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…

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…

favorite posts of the week

OMG My Favorite Personal Finance Blog Posts of the Week

Budgeting, General Investing, Personal Finance, Recommendations, Side Hustling

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

omgmymoney student loan debt payoff august 2018 update

My $77,000 Student Loan Debt Payoff Goal March 2019

Budgeting, Personal Finance, Student Loan Debt

Back in July (2018), I wrote a post about getting motivated to pay off myRead More…

role models

How to Select the Right Role Models

Personal Finance

I read or listened to an audiobook or podcast several months ago about selecting theRead More…

home dumbbell and weight bench setup

How I Am Saving Money By Working Out At Home

Budgeting, Personal Finance

I have always worked out at home despite some of the companies I worked forRead More…

stay in your financial lane kevin hart

Kevin Hart Has One of the Best Financial Advice Stay in Your Financial Lane

Money Moron Moments, Personal Finance

I enjoy my share of stand up comedy performances. One of my favorites has beenRead More…

post recap

August 2018 Post Recap

Budgeting, General Investing, Money Moron Moments, Personal Finance, Side Hustling

Last month (August 2018) I posted 15 total blog posts, slightly lower than the 21Read More…

vacation planning over thinker

Confessions of An Over Thinker Planning for a Vacation

Budgeting, Personal Finance

Summer is wrapping up and kids are either back in school or getting ready toRead More…

career swot analysis

7 Factors to Evaluate Your Current Job and Career Ambitions

Personal Finance

I believe that you are more likely to achieve your goals (finance, career, personal) whenRead More…

three year financial plan

My 3 Year Financial Plan

Budgeting, General Investing, Personal Finance, Student Loan Debt

I have to admit, the older I get the less I want to think aboutRead More…