End of Year Review & 2020 Goals
Recapping my achievements in 2019 and laying out my goals for 2020 in personal finance, travel, blogging, and daily habits.
Tagged: savings
The Best Gifts for People Difficult to Shop For
I’m one of those people who has trouble figuring out what to tell people I want for Christmas. Here are the best gifts to get the people in your life who seem to be the most difficult to shop for.
End of Year Review & 2019 Goals
Recapping my achievements in 2018 and laying out my goals for 2019 in personal finance, travel, blogging, and daily habits.
9 Steps to Crush Debt & Reach Debt Freedom
9 steps that we used to crush $55,000 of consumer debt on the road to debt freedom. Through cutting expenses and increasing your income, you can do it too!
How to Board Your Pets for Cheap
A review of Rover, an Airbnb type app for pets, that we use to find dog sitters for when we go out of town. Benefits include cost, the attention your pets receive, familiarity, among others.
End of Year Review & 2018 Goals
Recapping my achievements in 2017 and laying out my goals for 2018 in personal finance, travel, blogging, and daily habits.
Why Cooking is An Essential Skill for Saving Money
Why cooking is one of the best skills to learn and practice for saving money on food costs. Buying groceries and cooking your meals at home is key to reducing your food expenses.
Recapping Our Ireland Trip & Why We Prioritize Travel
Read about our recent trip to Ireland and why prioritizing travel in our budget is so important to us.
How to Make Gourmet Meals on a Budget
How to make delicious gourmet meals without having to spend a fortune on groceries or eating out!
How to Develop a Frugal Spidey Sense
Learn how to save more money by developing your own set of frugal habits!
Life Lessons from a Cancer Survivor
Read about how a recent encounter at the hot-tub resulted in learning essential life lessons from a cancer survivor...
Why Building an Emergency Fund Should Be Your First Financial Goal
Here's why building up a healthy emergency fund is important and why it should be your first financial goal to focus on...
New Simple Experiment for Tracking Grocery Expenses
A new experiment I'm testing out for tracking our grocery expenses. Will it end up being a waste of time or a worthwhile tactic?
An Easy Way to Boost Your Productivity
It's important to not just work harder, but to also work smarter. Part of the way I've been able to balance everything I have going on in life is by implementing certain systems. Here are some of the systems I use...
End of Year Review & 2017 Goals
Wrapping up the progress made in 2016 and making new goals for 2017!
How Much Money Should You Keep in Your Checking Account?
In order to work towards your goals, a beneficial first step is to make sure your financial setup is well organized. Part of this setup is your main checking account. How do you determine the right amount of money to keep in your checking account?
What’s Your Why?
You can learn all the money tips there are, but if you never apply them you won't see any positive change in your life. Before even trying to implement positive changes it's important to figure out your reason for doing so. This post discusses how to find your "why" that drives you in your life...
How to Give Holiday Gifts on a Budget
The holidays are a time filled with decorations, family gatherings, and festive music. However, often times the focus of the season ends up being on the giving and receiving of gifts. Read about how to find holiday gifts on a budget...
5 Reasons Why I’m Thankful for My Student Loans
I love the whole spirit of Thanksgiving, reflecting on everything we have to be grateful for. It may sound strange, but I'm actually thankful for my student loans. Read more about the positives that I've learned throughout my experience of paying off student loan debt...
Money Lessons from Childhood & the Privilege of Having Present Parents
Thinking back on past moments helps me piece together how I've gotten to the point in my life that I'm now at. A lot of the progress in my life can be attributed to a strong foundation of money management skills that I learned throughout my childhood from my parents' example...
