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Should You Bring Debt into a Relationship?
*Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy here. I recently read an article on Frugal Beautiful called Relationship Rants: How to Stop Lying About Your Debt. Shannyn says that bringing debt into a relationship is not cool and...
How to Save Money and Still Invest
*This post is sponsored by CrushEmpire and may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy here. Is it best to save your money or to invest it instead? It's possible and also advisable to do both, even if you're on a low income, since you save or invest...
Side Hustle Series No. 3 – Freelance Writing
*This post contains affiliate links. Hi guys! I'm excited to share my third post in my side hustle series. I've mentioned before that frugality only goes so far - we can scrimp like crazy and be frugal weirdos, but at a certain point, it's impossible to save more....
5 Books Every Woman Should Read in Her 20s
*This post contains affiliate links. When I was younger, I loved to read and I read mostly fiction books because I thought non-fiction books were boring. As I get older, I’m starting to read non-fiction more and more often. Non-fiction books can be just as...
7 Budget-Friendly Date Night Ideas
*Disclosure: This guest post is sponsored by CreditGuard. This post may contain affiliate links. Date nights are essential to any healthy relationship, but that doesn’t mean they are healthy for your bank account. Here are a few great ideas for spending quality time...
5 Dumb Things We Did With Our Student Loans
*This post may contain affiliate links. I have two main goals with this blog. The first is to inspire those who have student loans or other forms of debt to live below their means so that they can pay off their debt as quickly as possible. The second goal is to reach...
5 Reasons Why We Bought a Smart Car
When my hubby told me he was thinking about buying a smart car, I was skeptical at first. He was going to drive something that resembles a go-kart around on the highway? In the snow?? That couldn’t be very safe, right? After doing some research on the benefits of...
Do You Really NEED Credit?
My hubby and I recently completed Dave Ramsey’s course Financial Peace University. Many personal finance bloggers agree with many of Dave’s money principles, such as getting out of debt, saving an emergency fund, and investing as soon as possible. The one area where...
We Bought a Tiny Car + Other Winter Updates
*Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I only promote products that I truly believe in. Winter has arrived here in Minnesota...I spent 20 minutes digging my car out of the snow this morning and it's going to be -4 for the high one day next week! Brrr!...
Should You Invest in a 401k or a Roth?
*This is a guest post by my friend Trisha of That Dang Vegan. Studies show that about 40% of millennials don’t have a retirement plan in place. This doesn’t necessarily add up to laziness or a lack of care for the future. Many of us are just doing what we can, in...
27 Things I’m Thankful For
When things are going well, it's easy to feel gratitude. But when things are kind of lousy, it's a lot more difficult to feel thankful. I'm writing this post not just because of Thanksgiving, but because I need to make more of an effort to be grateful. As I've...
How to Start a WordPress Blog on Bluehost
Blogging has changed my life in so many ways. I’ve made friends that I never would have met if it weren’t for my blog. I’ve earned extra money that I’ve been able to put toward the debt snowball on my student loans (we've paid off over $80,000 of debt so far!). I’ve...