Do you want out of debt bad enough to deal with the roadblocks, the emotional stresses and the lifestyle changes? Is having financial freedom important enough to you to give up current habits and lifestyles? Only you can answer that question. Only you can decide if it’s worth the work to create a more secure …
5 Developments That Will Impact the Auto Insurance Industry
Today we share a contributed post from fellow freelance writer Elaine Valarie. Enjoy! In its simplest state, auto insurance protects motorists after their involvement in an accident. Different policies offer different coverages, with liability car insurance being the most popular among consumers. The reason for this is also simple: a majority of U.S. states require …
Three Exercises to Take Charge of Your Health and Your Wealth
Today’s post is a guest post from fellow blogger Joseph Chiweshe, a physician and blogger who shares about the connections between health and personal finance. The connection of our health and finances is undeniable. They provide the basis for the freedom and ability to do the things we love in our day to day lives, …
How Millennials Can Get Started Investing
If you are one of the millions of young adults in this country and you’ve been considering investing, congratulations! You’re already ahead of the majority of the other millennials out there. But don’t pat yourself on the back just yet. You still need to do the work to get the ball rolling. But what’s the …
How to Prepare Financially for Your First Baby
Today we welcome a guest post from fellow blogger, Kate. Kate is the blogger behind the MaternityGlow blog, where she writes helpful tips & tricks for new parents. It’s no surprise that becoming a parent for the first time can be ridiculously expensive and financially overwhelming. My head began to spin just thinking about all …
Why You Should Consider DIY Tax Filing
This post is part of the TaxAct #DIYtaxes blog tour which empowers you to take ownership of your finances by doing your own taxes. TaxAct provides the tools and guidance to help you confidently file your taxes easy and fast. Do your own taxes today at TaxAct.com. You got this. Hey, frugal friends!! We’re nearing the deadline for …
Why You Should and How You Can Save More Money
For most of the nearly twenty years of our marriage, we never had any money in our savings account. Oh, we’d occasionally shove some money into the account for a week or two, but we’d always find a reason to take it out and spend it. Either we’d spend it because we needed it to …
Balance Transfers and Consolidation Loans: Yes or No?
Balance transfers and consolidation loans can be powerful tools to help people eliminate debt faster. They can also be a train wreck leading to the accumulation of more debt. How can you be sure that using one of these options to get debt under control is best for you? Personally, we’ve used balance transfer and …
What My Daughter’s Self-Defense Class Taught Me About Debt
Even though we’re on a very strict budget right now, there is one thing we started paying for in October of 2013 that, although it’s not a need, is very important to us. We signed our (at the time) 14-year-old daughter up for self-defense classes.
Four Heirloom Tomato Secrets for Maximum Yield
Happy Monday, my frugal friends! Today we feature a post from our blogging pal Cameron over at Thrift Hounds. Cameron shares on his blog funny and inventive ways to save money and live frugally. And as a bonus, his wife has an awesome food blog. 🙂 There’s probably still a snowstorm or two on the …