
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...

6 Ways To Be More Frugal and Save Thousands
It’s funny how different my spending habits appear to others, but for the most part I consider myself fairly frugal and I live frugal. I...

Our Home Insurance Shot Up 69% In One Year (Never Filed a Claim)
The other day I received our newest home insurance bill, and I was very shocked when I opened it. Our home insurance rate jumped from...

Retirement, Financial Independence, and Living Life
This is what a happy life is to me. After two very long posts this week, DIY Wedding Ideas – Worth It Or A Waste Of Money and How Much...

How Much Money Should I Save Up For A House?
Buying a home is one of the largest purchases a person will ever make. I can’t think of anything that would be more expensive. Since...

DIY Wedding Ideas – Worth It Or A Waste Of Money?
Some want to save a little money, some want to be more involved in their wedding, or some have a certain plan they want to follow and DIY...

Saving Over $2,000 A Year With Republic Wireless Review – How Much Money Could You Save?
Updated November 29, 2015 Have you ever heard of Republic Wireless and their cheap cell phone plans? If you haven’t, you definitely need...

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...

Easy Ways I’m Currently Saving $1,200 Each Month
We’re not doing anything too crazy, but we are trying to make a few lifestyle changes so we are not frivolously wasting money that...

Do You Have Life Insurance?
This is my family 🙂 According to the insurance research firm LIMRA, life insurance ownership is at its lowest point in over 50 years....

4 Common Mistakes Made By The Self-Employed
No, I’m definitely not an expert but I do know a little bit about owning businesses and running them since that’s all I did when I had my...

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...

Reader Question: I Quit College In The Last Semester
Hello everyone! I have a new Reader Question to share. If you would like to ask a question, please send me an email. This reader needs...

A Spender and a Saver Relationship
Thing is, we are completely different when it comes to finances. I am a crazy saver. I’ve talked about this before in Confession: I Let...

How I Graduated From College In 2.5 Years With 2 Degrees AND Saved $37,500
It feels like a lifetime ago, but then again it also feels like it was just yesterday. This has also reminded me about how I graduated...

The Worst Money Advice I’ve Ever Heard
One of the first things I usually hear is advice they were given by someone else. Sometimes the advice is great, but other times I can’t...

What We’re Looking For When We Move
Last year, we were thinking about selling our current house and buying a new one in the St. Louis area again. But, then I left my day job...

How To Save 50% Or More Of Your Income
Before I started blogging, I thought a good percentage to save each month was anywhere from 10% to 20%. I have even read an article where...


















