Summer is here! And we're all looking for ways to stay cool, save money on air conditioning, and have some fun while doing it! If your home has air conditioning, we’ve got a few tips to reduce your summertime energy costs and maybe even increase the life of your AC unit. For those of you with no air conditioning, don’t fear ... I’ve lived without AC for the last 8 years
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“My financial journey began when my father passed away 1.5 yrs ago”
Morning, fam! So we got this entry into our giveaway-palooza last week (winners listed here btw), and after reading it I couldn't help but pry a little and share her story ;) Here's her original note below, followed by my peppering of questions which led to a bunch of great tips and resources from Kylee. Hope this helps you along your own journey! J-MONAY! Good
The Lifetime-Net Worth-Simulator
Happy Memorial Day everyone!! While you're out reflecting and celebrating today, let me suggest another fun (and FREE) activity to include for your enjoyment: Filling out this Lifetime-Net Worth-Simulator! From a new blogger on the scene, Money Is a Solved Problem, who wants to help in his own way of giving you freedom :) And considering it's only his 2nd post on the
Did you get a Stimulus Check? What did you end up doing with it?
Saw some stats on how people are using them, and thought it would be interesting to compare with our own community here :) Here's what SmartAsset.com found when they polled 1,300+ people: More than half of adults – 52.09% – said they primarily plan to use their stimulus check on needs such as rent and food. Putting the money into savings was the next most popular category,
Budgets are Sexy? Budgets are NECESSARY!
[Morning! My man 5 AM Joel stops by the blog again today to share his recent thoughts on budgeting through these wild times we're living in... Maybe it's a good time for you to touch base with your long lost budget too?!] ******* I’ll be the first to admit... I’ve been slacking off on my budgeting the past few years. J. Money would be very disappointed in me :( It started
Quarantine check-in and savings, you?
Morning! Here's a quick corona check-in over here: # of days self-quarantined now: 13 # of people infected in our household: 0 # of days it took to feel "normal": 5 (amazing how fast you adapt!) # of times I've screamed "OH HELL NO!" after hearing the news: 387 # of times I've shut down the news and promised to never look again: 387 ;) # of times I've
A Christian’s Perspective on Debt-Free Living
[Morning! Please welcome to the site today, Larry Thomas, who shares his financial recovery going through Dave Ramsey's baby steps program. If you can believe it this was actually a *comment* left in response to our post on 6 things Dave Ramsey is Wrong About, but had to share it here in the form of a blog post as I thought it made for an excellent counter-perspective. Here's
Do you feel more prepared having lived through 2008?
Caught this stat in my draft folder and it hit me harder re-reading it now than it did in November! From a survey by real estate investing startup, Concreit: "Over half of millennials feel "more prepared" for next recession having lived through 2008" Over half! Not bad! It would be interesting to see how these same people are feeling NOW as we're currently in the thick
Some awesome things I learned recently
Here are a few things I learned lately that might excite your wallet :) Lemme know if you try any of them - especially #2! It won't be weird at all if I stare at you while you sleep, right?! ***** #1. PATCHING THINGS UP IS BECOMING TRENDY AGAIN! It's being dubbed "visible mending", and been taken up by those protesting "fast fashion" and disposable culture, as well as
Stay fierce and focused!
Morning! Lots of scary and anxiety-filled news going around us right now, but there's also a lot of POSITIVE stuff happening in our community too! Here's a bunch of notes I've saved up from people killing it these past handful of months, and I just know there will be MORE coming because y'all are fierce and focused! Don't let this madness beat you!! Your freedom is
