The Solution to The Student Loan Crisis
The average college student now finishes school with nearly $40,000 in student loan debt. Those with advanced degrees, such as master’s, doctorates, or professional fields (medicine, law) often graduate with six figure debt. Many articles have been written about the...
Money & Marriage Event – A Review
When I first read about the Money and Marriage event on Dave Ramsey's website, I really wanted to go. Rachel Cruze (Dave Ramsey's daughter) and Les Parrott (a psychologist and an award-winning author) were coming to Minneapolis to talk about relationship psychology...
My Winter Survival Kit
If you've been following this blog for a while, you know that I live in Minnesota - the land of 10,000 lakes...and 10,000 blizzards. Minnesota is also the. coldest. place. on. Earth. No, really. The Thrillist recently ranked Minnesota as the #1 worst state to live in...
Why Student Loans are Not “Good” Debt
When I was 18, I believed that going to college was my only option. I had naively thought that I would spend the rest of my life flipping burgers if I didn’t go to college. Since my parents earn middle-class incomes, they couldn’t afford to pay for my education, but...
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...