
Reason to Have an Emergency Fund: Medical Emergencies
A few weeks ago, I had one of the scariest things happen to me. My long-time partner and boyfriend began to start getting really sick....

How To Eliminate Your Debt
I believe that if you don’t know what your problem with debt to begin with is, then it would be hard to make a positive change. Yes, it...

Reasons You’re Still In Debt
I have people pouring what seems like their heart and soul to me because they really want to change and improve their situation. This is...

How Would Your Life Be If You Didn’t Have Debt?
What would you do if you didn’t have debt? In July of this year, I completed my goal to get rid of my $40,000 student loan debt. It felt...

What Young Adults Should Know
As a 24-year-old, there are many things that I wish I knew when I was just a little younger. Yes, I know that I am young, but almost...

How to Pay Off Student Loans Fast
We were saving for quite some time, and then towards the end I just started plopping down as much money as we possibly could towards my...

Is A House Right For You?
Hey everyone! Happy Monday. I want to say thank you to everyone who left a comment on my post the other day about what percentage housing...

What Bad Financial Habits Do You Have? Part 1
No one is perfect, and I definitely am not. I know that I share my weekly and monthly extra income all the time, but a bigger income does...

Loans and a Nurse’s Budget
I always like help readers out, but I am not expert/professional, so that’s why I always enjoy publishing my reader question posts. As...

How To Check The Health Of Your Credit Score
While there isn’t a single piece of data protection legislation in the US, most of the credit score information is protected under the...

The Benefits Of Paying Off Student Loan Debt Early
Student loan debt is something pretty much everyone reading this blog can relate to. Most people who go to University will graduate with...

My Student Loans Are Fully Paid Off!
Yes, you just read the title of this blog post correctly. My student loans are gone and fully paid off! Donezo. Eliminated. Demolished....

Are you spending more? Better off today than before?
And I know this personally as well, lately we’ve been feeling the insane need to buy a house right now, but we just need to stop and...

How I Stay Motivated When Being Frugal
Today, I have an awesome post from Natalie at Debt and the Girl. Enjoy! I have to say that ever since I started this journey to rid...

Keep Driving An Old Car or Buy A New One
Gary Dek is a writer for Gajizmo.com who is always looking for ways to make and invest money. Gary has previously worked for an internet...

How I’m Getting Rid of My Student loans FAST
Back in November of 2012, I wrote about my $40,000 worth of student loan debt. This was the total amount of student loans that I...

12 Facts About Student Loan Debt that will make Your Hair Stand on End
Getting a college education in the US today appears to be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, graduates are in a better position than...

Murphy Doesn’t Care if You’re Trying to get out of Debt
Hey everyone! Today I have a post for my debt payoff series. Many of you have e-mailed me and said that you have LOVED this debt series...

$7,859 in April Extra Income and Goals
April was another awesome month. I wasn’t able to crack the $8,000 level of extra income just yet (this is after expenses), and I was...

















