When it comes to buying a house, you find out fairly quickly that there are additional costs associated with home repairs and home improvement. These projects can add thousands of dollars to the cost of owning a home. If not well planned out, home repairs can mean trouble for your finances. In this post, I’m going to cover some tips when it comes to saving money on home improvement and how you can better plan for home repairs. Recently, my...
I was feeling nervous about my credit cards and insurmountable debt and looking for a solution. My only hope was to give myself a spending time out. I froze my credit cards in water and this is what happened… My huge credit card debt My husband and I were in college, and we were barely scraping by on our part time jobs making minimum wage. We were living in a very basic apartment and sharing a car. Neither one of us...
Are you wanting to learn how to be more frugal and save thousands? If you are feeling like your finances could use a fine tuning, then read on to find out the easiest ways to cut back, live more simply and still enjoy your life. How I Became More Frugal Many people who know me notice that I can be a little “tight” with my money. Sometimes they call me “cheap” and other times they refer to me as frugal....
Hello! Today I have an extremely informative interview to share with you that will show you how to make money as a freelance writer online. I want to introduce you to my friend Kristin. I first stumbled upon Kristin’s writing at Medium.com and immediately fell in love with her natural and humorous style. Later I found out that she is a professional writer and now consistently makes between 75k to 100k per year as a freelance writer. In our interview, she shows...
When I tell people my business paid for college, they usually look at me funny. They ask me how I was able to make enough to pay for school. And then I give them the same plan I’m about to share with you. This was a simple hack I figured out all because I got turned down for college aid. And here is the truth… College can be expensive, and it will never give you real world experience, unless of course...
Buying a house at a young age is totally possible. Whether you are planning on buying a home in your early twenties or thirties, there are a few things to know before making the big plunge into home ownership. When I tell people I bought my first home at 22 years old, they often ask me how I did it. Most people think my family or parents helped out, but the truth is, my husband and I were able to get...
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