Whether we are talking about changing your financial situation or changing your lifestyle, there are many ways to start making changes in your life so that you can start living the life you want to live. Learning how to change your life doesn’t have to be hard. You can start off small and gradually move… … Read more
Currently, one of our main goals is to save for a down payment for our next house. Due to this, we have been wondering about how much exactly we should save. With our first house we didn’t put down 20% and had to pay PMI (big mistake), so we will definitely put down at least 20%… … Read more
Are you looking for the best money books for young adults? Today, I want to talk about the best money and life books for new high school graduates, college graduates, and other young adults. These would be great for graduation gifts, or just for yourself! I wasn’t always good with money when I was younger…. … Read more
Too many people finance things in today’s loan-happy world that we live in. By signing up for financing or paying for a purchase with a credit card, you may think that item is more “affordable” due to the fact that you aren’t paying for it with money that you already have. And, just because the… … Read more
Today, I have a great guest post to share. Here is how this person paid off $65,000 in student loans all while investing at the same time. Student loans… everyone’s got ‘em everyone wants to get rid of them. This is a story of my battle with student loans and how I found success in… … Read more
Are you looking to remove PMI from your mortgage? According to the National Association of Realtors, the median list price for homes is $232,000. If you have PMI of 1% that means you would have an annual private mortgage insurance (PMI) cost of $2,320, or $193 per month. That’s a lot of money! More people should… … Read more
My monthly extraordinary lives series is something that I’ve really enjoying doing. First up was JP Livingston, who retired with a net worth over $2,000,000 at the age of 28. Today’s interview is with Tina, who immigrated with her family to North America when she was 18 and had just a few hundred dollars. She… … Read more
Recently, I decided to start a new series where I interview people who are doing extraordinary things with their lives. First up was JP Livingston, who retired with a net worth over $2,000,000 at the age of 28. Today’s post is about Aja McClanahan, who made big sacrifices to pay off $120,000 in debt! In… … Read more
Today, I have a great guest post from Matt from Method To Your Money. Here are the strategies he used to graduate (nearly) debt-free from college. If you’re getting ready to attend college, or if you’ve got kids who are preparing to go off to school, student loans can sometimes feel like a forgone conclusion. In… … Read more
Hello! Enjoy this post from a blog friend of mine. I think most of us would agree that earning more would allow us to save more. Contrarily, SPENDING more is going to save you more, and I’ll illustrate how. Fact. The average college graduate has $33,000 in student loans at graduation. In a generation with abundant… … Read more
