We’re all guilty of trying to keep up with the Joneses in some way or at some point. I’m here to give you a word of advice. Stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. The Joneses are broke. And here are the 3 things making them broke and how to avoid them yourself. Big... Continue Reading →
Why I Bought a Luxury Vehicle
Being a blogger means a lot of people knowing some personal things about you and, naturally, forming opinions on those things. Sometimes I worry about judgement I’ll receive for certain lifestyle choices I make if I put the information out there. However, I like the idea of being very transparent with my readers. I don’t... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: How We Paid Off $73k in 4 Years
Today I'm sharing with you an inspirational debt payoff story via a guest post by Jamie. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Hi, my name is Jamie Griffin and I run the blog Mr. Jamie Griffin, where I help families struggling with student loan debt achieve financial freedom. My goal... Continue Reading →
The Cost of Insecurities
Between magazines, television and social media, it’s almost impossible to be completely confident in the way you look (let alone some other aspects of your life). At the moment I’ve got two Cosmopolitan magazines right next to me and just glancing at the covers is enough to make people feel insecure: photoshopped women posing sexy... Continue Reading →
6 Behaviors That Will Make You Go Broke
This is basically a 'how to' post except normally 'how to' articles are written in the positive rather than the negative. I thought I would change things up a bit and share with you ways that people go broke, which in turn means these are things you should most likely avoid doing. Don’t worry; you... Continue Reading →
Lessen the Burden of Your Student Loans
This post contains affiliate links. Debt can be debilitating. What’s worse is that most people graduating college today will come out with some form of debt. Of course there are exceptions to the norm, and those of you that graduated college without student loans you should consider yourself extremely lucky! My sister-in-law is graduating in a... Continue Reading →
How to Avoid Debt
Being a millennial, I am part of a generation that is completely overburdened with debt. It starts with student loan debt and the debt burden worsens with things like car loans, mortgages, home equity loans, credit cards and the list goes on and on. I’m here to tell you there are ways to avoid this... Continue Reading →
Debt Payoff Methods
There are two common approaches to paying off debt. These approaches are typically referred to as debt snowball vs debt avalanche. Below I will discuss in detail what each of these means. Before delving into the differences in how these methods work, it is important to understand that you should always make at least the... Continue Reading →