This weekend, I turn 27. I’m excited for 27, and I think it will be a great year. This year, I’ve decided to sit down and reflect on the past year, and my whole life. Many things have changed over the years, especially over the past few. Usually I just let my birthday fly by,… … Read more
Are you your own worst enemy? Recently, I read a discussion in which people were talking about the ways they hold themselves back and cause themselves to fail at their dreams. This got me to thinking about all of the habits and mindsets we use, sometimes unconsciously, to hold ourselves back, and trust me, I’m… … Read more
While I no longer have debt after paying off my student loans, I am always striving to save more money, to save for retirement, to find financial motivation, and more. Even with how much I love saving money, every now and then it can be easy to get unmotivated and want to SPEND ALL THE… … Read more
You know that feeling when you are starting on a new goal and you see someone else in a similar situation having much more success than you? Maybe it causes you to feel hopeless, defeated, or just overall depressed that you’re not on the same level. In that moment, you are taking your beginning and… … Read more
Some say that the best way to learn a money lesson is to learn from your past money mistakes, after all, you live and learn! Still, no one wants to make money mistakes, but if you’re going to get anything positive out of a money mistake, it might as well be a lesson in becoming… … Read more
I keep hearing stories from people who, after buying their first home, become immediately overwhelmed by the financial toll of homeownership, especially when they spend more than they can actually afford. And, when buying your first home, it can be so easy to get in over your head. When we were in the process of… … Read more
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 buying a home is such a large part of a person’s life, no one wants to make a mistake. It would be a costly mistake if you did make one. Recently, I… … Read more
Hello! Today, I have a great personal finance story to share from a reader, Lisa. Lisa and her husband paid off $80,000 in debt and saved 20% for a down payment on a home in just 6 years. Enjoy! This is our story of how my husband and I managed to pay off $80,000 of… … Read more
Today, I have a great debt payoff story to share from a reader, Samantha Brandon. This is how her family paid off $70,000 in debt in 7 months. Like everyone else, the pandemic made us take a pause and reassess our lives. We were lucky. We had great jobs making respectable salaries (I’m a pharmacist… … Read more
Hello! Today, I have a great debt payoff story from Heather O’Donnell of HappyHumbleHome.com. Enjoy! These days, I’m a frugal living blogger at Happy Humble Home and I provide money saving advice and encouragement to others. But there was a point in my life, not that long ago, when I thought I would be in… … Read more
