I read through several personal finance blogs and more often than not there is this world that appears so far out of reach…a world in which nothing bad ever happens. A world in which the author is consistently doing better and better month after month, year after year. I sometimes …
If you can save $1,000 over the next 3 months, you have the ability to become insanely wealthy. $1,000 over 3 months is about $83 a week. I know if you are reading this while working a part time job for minimum wage you’re thinking I might as well have …
For 2016 I came just shy of hitting our 50% savings rate goal, which we missed due to needing to replace our primary vehicle and choosing to pave our driveway. Excluding the purchase of our vehicle, we hit a rate of 47%. For 2017 I want to hit 50%. For …
Saving money can be really difficult. That’s why a full 2/3 of US households can’t cover a $1,000 emergency. I’ve read hundreds of articles (and written a few) that talk about saving money by switching out your light bulbs, switching phone carriers, and of course skipping that morning latte at …