I love to read, so it’s no surprise that when I was finally ready to tackle my finances, I turned to books to help me. These days most of us have some serious personal finance goals that we’re trying to meet. More of us are graduating from college loaded with debt, and just the idea […]
If I’m being honest, I haven’t always had my financial shit together. I spent much of my twenties struggling financially and waiting for things to turn around. But like other areas of your life, you aren’t likely to succeed financially without having direction and something specific to work toward. And once I started getting specific […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty much always looking for ways to save a bit of money every month. In fact, finding a few key areas in our budget to cut back and a few ways to get a little extra cash have helped us tremendously in reaching our financial goals. Unfortunately, sometimes […]
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t – you’re right.” You’ve probably heard this quote by Henry Ford before. Turns out he was really onto something. There’s been a lot of research to look into how our mindset impacts our level of success, and it turns out, it’s pretty darn important. The […]
I love thinking of and talking about ways to make extra money. Like most people in my generation, I graduated college with my fair share of student loan debt. And let’s be real, life is just expensive in general. And rather than just getting by, paying my bills, and being able to put a little […]
Just a few years ago, I was one of those people who would set a few arbitrary new year’s resolutions on January 1, only to never think about them again. That’s how most of us set goals. We think of a goal or something we might want to accomplish in the future. Then we either […]
When it comes to life hacks, the Pareto Principle (also known as the 80/20 rule) is one that is seriously overlooked but can have a serious impact on your life. So what is the 80/20 rule? Founded by economist Vilfredo Pareto, the rule says that 80% of your results will come from 20% of your […]
Starting a side hustle is one of my top tips for reaching your financial goals more quickly. When I was working at my government job, I realized it could take my entire lifetime to pay off my debt, buy a home, and save money for travel and other financial goals. Oh, and I somehow needed […]
One of the biggest mistakes I made when I started my business was not understanding the tax implications. I knew I paid taxes out of my paychecks from my full-time government job. Yet somehow, I didn’t consider the fact that I would have to pay taxes on my side hustle. And eventually, that ignorance came […]
