We’ve all been there, you come home from work with a million things to do and all you can think about is laying down on the couch and watching the next episode in your favorite Netflix series. You wish you could be more productive and motivated after work, but you know that you can just…
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Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below and I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. You’ve decided you want to make some extra cash each month by being an Airbnb host but you don’t know where to start. The market has become over-saturated with everyone and their mother renting out…
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When I wrote Young, Dumb, and NOT Broke?!, one of the main reasons was to help people stop living paycheck to paycheck while you’re young. I had grown frustrated with seeing people that were making good money and not being able to afford something relatively inexpensive like Taco Bell. News flash; I’m still frustrated. While…
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Most people think that having one credit card is unnecessary so when I suggest people have two, their heads explode. Yes, I think you should have at least two. In fact, I have six now and sometime this spring I’ll add my seventh. A little ridiculous? Maybe. Worth it? Absolutely. Later I’ll explain why you…
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It’s time to stopping using pen and paper to manage our money and pick up something we already have at our fingertips, our phone. No longer do we need to hope our math is correct or spend hours calculating our financials, which that just plain bores us. So what are the top financial phone apps…
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Happy New Year! 2019 has officially started and I have a whole lot of plans. Last week I outlined to you how I like to approach setting and reaching my goals. Since I’ve tried to be as transparent as possible since day 1 I want to let you know what my plans are for YD&NB…
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On June 30th, 2018 I published the first article on this site. It’s an article with great information but looking back it was so terribly written that I can’t believe anyone has ever come back. My first six months of blogging are almost up and I want to do a recap. Looking back and thinking…
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Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below and I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Christmas is less than 2 weeks away, do you have your gift shopping done yet? In order to help you not break the bank, I made a list of my top 20 gifts under $20.…
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Can you believe the holiday season is already here? It seems the older I get the faster time moves. Whether you’re ready or not Thanksgiving is this week and Christmas is right on its heels. Personally, I love the holidays especially the tacky Christmas music. Unfortunately, the holidays can be extremely stressful for some…
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At the beginning of October, I told you I wasn’t going to eat out or buy alcohol during the week for the whole month. When I reviewed my budget I saw that a large number of my expenses were going into these two buckets. While the actual dollar amount varied by month it came…
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