
How To Become Financially Stable and Keep The Job You Love
Someone even tweeted me yesterday and told me that while they liked my story, that it’s just not realistic. I even had a friend tell me...

Traveling Galore and FinCon14
I love meeting new bloggers, and connecting with bloggers I already know. FinCon is an awesome conference and it always gives me a lot of...

A Fun-Filled Vacation Touring the Northern Highlands in Scotland
Hello everyone! Enjoy this post from my blog friend Evgeniy (I first heard of Evgeniy through Matthew Woodward‘s website). This is a...

When Being Cheap Backfires – My Hotel Mistake
Since we have been going on so many trips lately, I have been looking for different ways to save money. I am a personal finance blogger...

September Goals and Life Update – I’m Ready For Fall
It was National Dog Day the other day, so here’s an old picture of my pup and my laptop. Some of my favorite things in life! Hello...

Living In A 200 Square Foot Tiny House – Could You Do It?
It was extremely small home at around 400 square feet (less than that if you don’t count the basement), but it was cheap, had a backyard...

Six Questions To Know More About You
As always, I love hearing more about all of you. Answer the questions below (skip any if you would like) and lets all get to know each...

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...

How To Get A Cruise For Cheap Or Even FREE!
We’re on Day 3 of our cruise, and we are loving it. We still have 5 full days and nights left on our cruise. We have found that a cruise...

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....

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...

The Undeniable Perks of Location Independence – I Made $21K In May
I’ve always known I wanted to travel. New Zealand was a wonderful country to grow up in, but by the time I was a teenager I was ready for...

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...

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...

How I Knew I Couldn’t Continue Working For Someone Else
As most of you know, I left my day job last year and I now work for myself in my home. I quit in September of 2013 and my last day was in...

Las Vegas Recap: My Most Frugal Trip Ever
We spent most of our time at the pool, and it’s where we probably had the most fun. I’m in the white swimsuit 🙂 I’ve been to Las Vegas a...


















