Now that I’m all debt free and have celebrated all over the great state of Texas you may be asking yourself “What’s this blog gonna be all about, if not Kara’s desperate and rather single minded sprint towards debt freedom? What does she have left to say? Will there still be catering leftovers?!” And perhaps […]
Personal Finance
I am DEBT FREE!
It happened! It came! It’s real! I am debt free! I’ve known it was going to happen this week for a little while now. I was just waiting on a payment to come through my account. Yesterday morning it did and so I made my final student loan payment! KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From […]
My Money Philosophy
Pondering important thoughts I live my life according to a very specific set of values and ethics. Combined together, you could call it a life philosophy. My intent is fairly simple: do whatever I’m doing well and follow what makes me happy. I believe in hard work, in fairness, in equality. I think if you err […]
Being Frugal While in a Relationship
I was single for a good long time. Pretty much my entire life actually, until I started dating my current boyfriend. We’ve been together for just over a year and my love of personal finance and dedication to debt eradication is definitely a big part of our relationship. Maintaining frugality isn’t always easy when it’s […]
I Have a Positive Net Worth!
Never in my life has this been the case. Growing up I never had more than $500 to my name and I always spent it. And once I got to college, forget about it. I got into the red even though I worked all throughout college, simply because of my loans. Today I am thrilled to report […]
A Rant on Unexpected Expenses
If there is one thing in this wide world of ours that I hate, it’s unexpected expenses. Charges that come from out of left field and totally knock your budget and spending for a loop. Sometimes you can plan for them and of course you should have an emergency fund for the big things, but […]
Being The ‘Broke One’ Sucks
For my entire life I have been the ‘broke’ friend in the group. Growing up, my family never had a lot of money. I started my first job when I was 14 and I’ve been working ever since. This year, my 27th of life and my 13th of work, is set up to be my […]
Another Loan Bites the Dust: The End is in Sight!
Celebrate with me dear readers, because I just paid off another loan! I got paid unexpectedly today. A deposit appeared in my checking account from my catering company that I wasn’t expecting until next week. I got my weeks mixed up and thought that I was going to be paid a week later. Yesterday also […]
Guest Post: Why and How I Save Aggresively
Today we have a guest post from another personal finance writer out there in the blogosphere, Lauren Campbell! Lauren graduated from college in May 2013 and has since lived in three different states. She’s a firm believer that freedom is better than anything you could buy at a store and that adventures are always worth […]
A Dose of Inspiration
I love inspirational quotes. I’m a total sucker for a good quote poster or an inspirational speech in a movie. They both bring tears to my eyes and fire to my heart. I have a bulletin board in my room that has various funny and inspiring quotes right now! One is on a card a […]