
Update: Nine Months of Being Self-Employed
That means it’s been around 9 months since I left my day job to pursue full-time freelancing. It feels like it’s been much longer than...

July Goals and Life Update – We’re Going On A Cruise!
Hello everyone and happy July! I know, I know, I am late with publishing my July goals and June goals update. I have no excuse for this....

$12,787 in June – Site Redesign and More Motivation
This all started out as my “extra income” report because before October of 2013, I still had my day job. In those extra income reports, I...

My Business Plans For The Future As An Online Freelancer
A question that I am asked a lot is what my business plan for the future is. Some are just curious, whereas others don’t see my current...

What I Don’t Miss About My Day Job
I won’t lie. My day job wasn’t the worst thing on earth, but I knew it wasn’t for me. When I first started going to college, I thought I...

How To Save Money On a Road Trip
We spent around $2,000 for two weeks of travel where we traveled around 4,000 miles. This $2,000 included: food, entrance fees to...

Road Trip Recap (Plus a Dog Fight) and Life Update
Earlier this week, we finally arrived back home after a last second road trip. A few days after our wedding, Wes woke up and said that we...

How To Use Credit Cards To Earn Cheap/Free Vacations
However, while there are negatives to using credit cards, if you know how to use them to your advantage then there should be no...

Unplanned Road Trip Planning As A Freelancer With Dogs Part 2
This will probably be a 10 to 14 day road trip. This is nothing crazy, but it is more than what we usually do. Some of you who are truly...

Unplanned Road Trip Planning To Colorado and Utah Part 1
Let me explain our road trip to Colorado to you a little further. We haven’t gone on our honeymoon yet (that happens in July). On...

Too Much Spending and Weekly Update
As most of you know, our wedding was this past Saturday. It was a lot of fun and definitely very memorable. Lots of crazy things happened...

I Got Married!
Hello everyone! Short post today. Saturday, June 7, was our wedding day. It was a crazy day, and tons of things went wrong (severe...

June Goals and Life Update – 4 Days Until the Wedding
In May, I had my bachelorette party in Vegas, and Wes also had his bachelor party in Vegas, but we didn’t go on the same days. We also...

8 DAYS Until The Wedding and Weekly Update
This past week has been pretty crazy for me since our wedding is next week. I know, I know, you are probably so sick and tired of me...

What To Do When You’re A Workaholic
Then even before that, I was working full-time as a retail manager, attending college as a double major (I was taking around 24 credits...

It’s Your Money, Who Am I To Judge?
Earlier this month, I came across the article It’s my money and I’ll spend it how I want to. As soon as I was done reading it, I knew I...

Happy Memorial Day!
Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend and I hope it’s a great Monday for you as well. For those of you here in the United...

Expensive Wedding Regret and Weekly Update
Our wedding will happen right here in two weeks! Hello! I hope all of you had a great week. It was a good one for me, even if it was a...

6 Reasons You’re Horrible At Saving Money
Anyway, as a personal finance blogger, I hear a lot about everyone else’s money stories. For the most part, I hear a lot of excuses for...


















