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September 2011

Side Hustle Series: I’m a Dog Walker

September 30, 2011

(Guest post by Jen Fromal, as part of our Side Hustle Series) I’m big on the idea of a side hustle. For me, it’s how I afford an extra trip a year, a comfy new reading chair or a big night out with my friends. Having a side gig gives me the extra income boost [...]

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Why You Will Never Get Rich Cutting Your Budget

September 29, 2011

(Guest post by Hank Coleman) I hate budgeting. There, I said it. That can’t be a popular stance to take on Budgets Are Sexy. Budgets are not sexy. They suck actually. I’m here to say what many of J. Money’s readers probably feel but don’t want to say. We read this blog (me included) because [...]

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Fiverr? I Hardly Know Her!

September 28, 2011

(Guest post by Bryan) If you’re anything like me (and if you’re reading this site, you almost certainly are), you’ve always got your peepers open for ways to score a few extra bucks. With this in mind, imagine if I told you that there was a site on the internet where you could do simple [...]

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Brb. Got Some Appearances to Make ;)

September 28, 2011

Hey guys! Just wanted to give ya a quick shout that I’ll be out of town for a few days – got some Love Drop action going on today (Our 9th month in a row, how crazy is that?? We’ve given out over $60,000 so far!), and then I fly straight out from Boston and [...]

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A Reader’s Journey to Becoming Debt-Free

September 27, 2011

(An anonymous reader’s story on her journey to becoming completely debt-free.  I wanted to share this with you all so you know it’s definitely do-able! I hope you get as inspired as I did :)) The wake-up call came for me when I was 53 years old. I was operations manager in a construction company. [...]

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I Present to You, Our Mortgage Payoff Plan.

September 26, 2011

So here’s the deal.  I really don’t want to have a mortgage anymore ;)  We have $350,196.93 in mortgage debt, and I want it gone in 10 years. It’s time to get serious about “retirement” and not thinking about money any more! (I know I know, *everyone* wants to to do that — but today [...]

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Giveaway This Week: TWO $25 Amazon Cards

September 26, 2011

Got another giveaway brought to you by Money Q and A! Hank loved ya’ll so much the other month, he wanted to do another one for you guys :) If you like Amazon.com then this is the giveaway for you:  TWO $25 gift cards via GiveawaysAreSexy.com. Enter here: Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

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Your Mission This Weekend…

September 23, 2011

In the spirit of all things awesome, I thought we’d dedicate this post (and weekend) to doing something GOOD for each other if you’re up for the challenge :)  This world is full of so much garbage and hate, that for once I’d like to hear about some random acts of KINDNESS going on in [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Dating, Tipping and F*ing BofA

September 23, 2011

Another Friday, another day we get to live and breath! Hope y’all are ready for another weekend of spending time on the stuff you actually care about ;)  Haha… and a reminder that if you haven’t done so, make sure to enter the Financial Peace University giveaway while you can!  It’s a perfect way to [...]

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FREE Ticket to the sold out Financial Blogger Conference!

September 22, 2011

Yessir, got a hot one for you today!  If you’ve been trying to get into the SOLD OUT Financial Blogger Conference next weekend, you get a chance to win a free ticket right now (a $200 value)!  My friends over at TotBargains ended up not being able to go anymore, and they’ve reached out to [...]

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