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How to Spend Your Extra Income

One thing she hasn’t covered is what to do with all of that extra income. One of my favorite things about extra income is that it’s not...

Couponing Like A Pro

In a world where prices are skyrocketing everywhere, everyone needs some form of plan, even outrageous ones that could lower their...

Exercising with No Space And No Money

If you don’t know much about me, here’s a brief introduction. I’m Jordann, Michelle’s staff writer. I blog over at My Alternate Life...

$7,862 in March Extra Income and Goals

I’m not sure if any of you remember, but me and W paid for a vacation for his parents to take. They left on Wednesday and will be coming...

Is Buying Expensive Clothing Worth It

Today’s post about whether expensive clothes are worth it is from my awesome staff writer Jordann. Are expensive clothes worth it? You’ll...

Lifestyle Inflation – But I’m Not Upset

As I said yesterday in my post No New House For Now and $2,323 in Extra Income, we bought a new car. Surprisingly, no one yelled at me....

Budgeting to Pay off Debt

I asked readers and friends to submit guest posts regarding anything relating to their debt. Enjoy! If you would like to participate,...

8 Tips For When Buying a House

It took around 2 weeks for us to find the perfect house, and we probably looked at over 20 houses in person. We also looked at hundreds...

How to Eliminate Food Waste from Your Fridge

I wasn’t really tracking my expenses at that time. I only paid enough attention to my finances to make sure I didn’t run out of money at...

Is a Business Degree a Waste?

EDIT: Please read my post about how I paid off $40,000 worth of student loans shortly after I turned 24. Recently, I read an interesting...

How To Pay for Graduate School

The other day a reader e-mailed and said he needed some help. I always tell you all that I welcome your e-mails all the time, so if you...

How To Live On One Income

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live only off of 50% of your income? Do you think your life would be easier or...

$2,420 in Extra Income, Life, Wedding Updates

This is the style that we are kind of going for. We LOVED this house. And it faces a lake. Happy Monday everyone! The weekend went by way...

Wedding Budget – Our Expected Costs

Anyways, happy Monday everyone. I thought I’d mix it up this week and post about our wedding and our wedding budget. I made a post a...

Spending Less Money on Clothes and a GIVEAWAY

My closet last year. Hey everyone! Today’s post is all about spending less money on clothes. And there’s a giveaway too. I’m glad to be a...

Cooking in a Minimalist Kitchen

I’d been living in a one bedroom apartment for four years and then a studio, but the kitchens in those spaces were expansive compared to...

Keeping Up With The Joneses

Do you ever feel like you are trying to keep up with the Joneses? It seems like everywhere I turn, a big purchase is happening to someone...

A Jar of Pennies…Planning My Future Budget

At the end of every day I empty out my pockets for loose change and throw it into an old Poland Spring 3 Liter bottle. At first the...

Ways to Spend Christmas Cash

Well Christmas is officially behind us! I received some great presents this year but one of the things I’m most excited about receiving...

Christmas and the Costs

I love the festivities, I love spending time with family, and I love the food. To me, spending an evening with family and friends around...

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