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June 2018 Income Report: How I Earned $462 Blogging

June 2018 Income Report: How I Earned $462 Blogging

Today I'm excited to share my very first blogging income report! If you're new to the world of personal finance blogs, you might wonder why I would choose to share my blogging income. There are a couple of reasons. First of all, I want to show others that it is...

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10 Simple Frugal Living Tips for Beginners

10 Simple Frugal Living Tips for Beginners

Are you new to frugal living? Congratulations! You’ve already taken the first step toward getting your financial life together.  Maybe you’re struggling with debt or you’re tired of living paycheck to paycheck.  Whatever the reason, frugality can bring a freedom to...

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9 Surprising Ways to Save Money Shopping Online

9 Surprising Ways to Save Money Shopping Online

I love shopping online. I'm an introvert, so I don't enjoy having a salesperson follow me around the store trying to make conversation just so they can get me to sign up for a store credit card. Shopping online is so much more pleasant and convenient. If you've been...

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How to Lose Weight on a Tight Budget

How to Lose Weight on a Tight Budget

The fitness industry exists to make money.  Your fitness guru will tell you that you need an expensive personal training package, fancy yoga studio classes, supplements, diet pills, an overpriced gym membership…and all sorts of other gimmicks that aren’t necessary....

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4 Secrets to Exploding Blog Traffic with Pinterest

4 Secrets to Exploding Blog Traffic with Pinterest

It’s difficult to make money blogging if no one is reading your blog.  When I first started blogging, I wrote articles, shared them on my social media accounts, and hoped someone would read them.  Only a few people did. When I finally started strategizing, my page...

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Starting a Spending Ban? 4 Tips for Success

Starting a Spending Ban? 4 Tips for Success

A spending ban (cutting out spending on non-essential items) can be a great way to reduce your expenses so you can pay off debt, build savings, or break bad spending habits. A spending ban can be for a weekend, seven days, a month, or even a year (or longer). I’m...

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