The Solution to The Student Loan Crisis
The average college student now finishes school with nearly $40,000 in student loan debt. Those with advanced degrees, such as master’s, doctorates, or professional fields (medicine, law) often graduate with six figure debt. Many articles have been written about the...
Money & Marriage Event – A Review
When I first read about the Money and Marriage event on Dave Ramsey's website, I really wanted to go. Rachel Cruze (Dave Ramsey's daughter) and Les Parrott (a psychologist and an award-winning author) were coming to Minneapolis to talk about relationship psychology...
5 Reasons to Become a Tutor
If you’re proficient in a subject and know how to dissect and explain complex information, you might make an exceptional tutor. A tutor is a private teacher who instructs others in some branch of learning either one-on-one or within a group setting. *This guest post...
My Winter Survival Kit
If you've been following this blog for a while, you know that I live in Minnesota - the land of 10,000 lakes...and 10,000 blizzards. Minnesota is also the. coldest. place. on. Earth. No, really. The Thrillist recently ranked Minnesota as the #1 worst state to live in...
Birthdays, Pugs, and Minimalism: January/February Update
If you're new here, I post an update every couple of months that details how we're doing on our debt payoff and other goals. I also include some highlights of the months and what I've been reading and watching...because life is about more than just reaching goals....
Why Student Loans are Not “Good” Debt
When I was 18, I believed that going to college was my only option. I had naively thought that I would spend the rest of my life flipping burgers if I didn’t go to college. Since my parents earn middle-class incomes, they couldn’t afford to pay for my education, but...
Broadband Without A Landline?
Landline is on the brink of becoming irrelevant or dead completely. Currently, more than 15% of households depend on mobile, and they have a landline that comes with their broadband connection. These landlines are hardly used, and the broadband connection is only used...
Should You Bring Debt into a Relationship?
*Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy here. I recently read an article on Frugal Beautiful called Relationship Rants: How to Stop Lying About Your Debt. Shannyn says that bringing debt into a relationship is not cool and...
How to Save Money and Still Invest
*This post is sponsored by CrushEmpire and may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy here. Is it best to save your money or to invest it instead? It's possible and also advisable to do both, even if you're on a low income, since you save or invest...
Limit Work Stress With These 5 Life Hacks
*This guest post is sponsored by CrushEmpire and may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy here. Stress is common in today's work environment. There are plenty of tools to help de-stress outside of work, such as meditation, yoga, taking a few days...