The following blog post is part of The Road to Financial Wellness blog tour. The Road to Financial Wellness is a three-month, grassroots campaign promoting financial empowerment on a national level and encourages people to pursue their dream lifestyle. Find out more about local events near you. When a person is empowered, they are given...
March was a productive month. A little hectic, but productive. You may have noticed the new site design. I’ve been plugging away, trying to fix snags. Things happens. At the same time, I was taking notes so I can share exactly how I made an extra $1000 part-time in the midst of all the redesign...
In the last week, I received two book recommendations from girlfriends on the topic of retirement. I have a 2 and 4 year old. Do I really need to focus on becoming a seasoned citizen now? Yes. Yes indeed. And so do you. It seems I just graduated from college. Twenty years – yes, 20...
Beginning a journey out of debt begins with exercising your budget muscle. Whether using pen and paper or a nifty online application, capturing an accurate picture of income vs expenses is the objective. Think of the budget as the guide rails on the road to financial maturity. Each month (or pay period), project which expenses...
I read an excellent post from a friend at The Shop My Closet Project outlining a debt snowball barometer. Your snowball might be icy unless you can reach the $500-$1000/month debt repayment level. For those serious about dumping debt, I urge you to begin with a budget. I’ve run across several “experts” recently poo-poo’ing the...