How to Get Out of Debt Fast
Many people face debt at least once in their lives. If you have debt, here’s a step-by-step guide on gaining financial freedom. Hire a Finance Professional Hiring a finance professional is the best way to get out of debt quickly. From credit issues to tax audit help,...
Money Can’t Buy Happiness… or Can It?
“Money can’t buy happiness” is a well-known saying. Research has found this to be somewhat true – money is only correlated with happiness up to a certain income level. If someone doesn’t have enough money to get by, they are more likely to be unhappy. However, once...
Car Loans, Timeshares, and Murphy’s Law – Fall Update
For all of you who are new to FM, I post an update every couple of months that shows how we’re doing on our debt snowball and other goals. A couple years ago, I shared a post called What to Do When You're Feeling Stuck. In this post, I discussed my three year goals...
How to Save Money When You Relocate to Another State
When you spend a small fortune on a new home, you’ll probably want to cut back as much as possible during the relocation process. Thankfully, there are lots of ways in which you can reduce spending if you use the advice from this article. Of course, you just need to...
The Problem With Your Problem With the “Get out of Debt Quick” Stories
“How One Millennial Couple is Paying Off $117,000 of Student Loan Debt in Three Years.” “Michigan Couple Honored for Paying Off $92,000 of Credit Card Debt.” “How One Couple is Paying Off $600,000 of Student Loans in Five Years.” What do all of these “get out of debt...
How to Land a Job in Law
Ever fancied a career in law? Along with medicine, law is often viewed as one of the most challenging career fields. Many people think that education is enough, but usually other steps need to be taking to ensure you stand out from all the other law school grads. Here...
10 Ways to Make an Extra $500 Each Month
When my hubby and I decided to pay off our $117,000 of student loan debt in just three years, we knew we’d have to drastically cut our expenses. Saving money helps, but at a certain point, it’s impossible to save more. We already had a bare bones budget, so we needed...
Gift Ideas for the Adventurous Guy
Have a guy in your life that lives and breathes adventure? If he’s not jumping out of a perfectly good plane, he’s hiking, biking, or doing extreme sports. If he’s an avid outdoorsman, he might seem like he has everything. But if he’s got a birthday coming up (or you...
What Millennials Want in a Rental
Millennials get a bad rap for being lazy and entitled—the truth is this generation really just knows what they want. They know that after graduating college they’re going to be up against plenty of challenges when trying to find a job and a place to live, so they’re...
What Rory Gilmore Shows Us About Millennial Entitlement
I recently re-watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. In case you’ve been living under a rock, A Year in the Life is the revival of the original WB show. It follows the lives of Rory and Lorelai 10 years after we last saw them at the end of season seven…when Rory...