Personal Finance

I was out recently when a bartender and I struck up a conversation about investing. I told him that I recently opened a solo 401k and have really started getting more heavily involved with investing, even though it’s one of my financial fears. He was a wealth of knowledge on the subject! Our talk made […]

The holiday season is upon us! With just over three weeks left in 2016, this is the time of year many bloggers step away from the computer for a holiday break. What does is mean to be unreachable in our 24/7 society when your business revolves around being available online? God knows I love the […]

The end 2016 is right around the corner. What a doozy of a year it’s been! (RIP Prince.) It’s easy to skip over December, with the holidays, traveling, and next year right in sight. I like to set financial goals not just for 2017, but for December itself. It’s the last month to wring something […]

At the beginning of November, a friend and I sat down together and pledged to give the Whole30 food plan a shot. We both wanted to eat more consciously, and consume fewer carbs and less sugar. Whole30, with its focus on vegetables and stringent rejection of carbs, sugar, alcohol and processed foods, seemed to be […]

Trump got elected. We all woke up today and realized that a year of fear mongering and bigoted speeches worked. American politics took a turn that I never thought possible. To everyone who finds their way here I say this: today is a sad day for the United States. For possibly the first time in […]

Another guest post? Heck yes! Today’s post comes from the adorable Desirae from Half Banked. She is a funny and intelligent writer, and today she sheds some light on robo-advisors and that whole investing thing. I’ll be the first to admit, investing is not my personal finance topic of choice. I’m all about the debt […]

On my recent travels, I encountered more kindness than I ever expected. Just two hours out of Austin on my first day, my check engine light came on. I pulled over to a gas station and approached two men to ask if they could help me out. These two men spent about an hour looking […]

Today we have a guest post from Katasha at Broke Girl Rehab. Katasha is paying off $57,847 in debt like a baller. She uses videos and photos to inspire her to keep going. Today she’s bringing some of that inspiration to you! KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal To Free. She is […]

I’ve just hit my four month anniversary with freelancing! So far, my income has not hit that level of magic that some bloggers pull in $10,000 grand a month, $70,000 a month. Far from it! I continue, as ever, to be your low-income blogger. Coming off FinCon and wrapping up my road trip has me […]