Hey friends, My friend Chelsea over at the blog Smart Money Mamas is running a New Years sale on her Family Emergency Binder. It has over 90 pages of printable worksheets that would help your family prepare in the case of the worst. The printable worksheets are split up into 15 sections for key personal, medical, and financial information. This binder would help family members or your spouse step in … [Read more...] about Family Emergency Binder Review and Other New Year Printables
November 2018 Income Report – $5,512
It's the holiday season so this income report will be short and to the point. I made $5,512 in November. It's the second month now where I broke $5,000 and it feels good. The top reasons for this recent income bump include: I now run Facebook Ads to the blog I'm better at affiliate marketing My friends made awesome courses that people love Blogging Income: $5,420.73 You may notice that my … [Read more...] about November 2018 Income Report – $5,512
Things I Learned From Going to College with Wealthier Kids
During my Junior Year of High School, I had narrowed my college search down to two schools and was trying to decide between the two. When my Dad and I toured the college I ultimately chose, which was a prestigious liberal arts college, I took note that the students there were wearing cable knit sweaters and pearls. My dad made a comment about their fancy dress once we got home. He had noticed it too. At the … [Read more...] about Things I Learned From Going to College with Wealthier Kids
Everything I Bought this Black Friday Cyber Monday Week
Admittedly I took Black Friday & Cyber Monday a bit more seriously this year than I usually do. Since this is a personal finance blog and I'm open about my debt payoff story, I might as well be open about my purchases too. I spent ALOT of money this week and I'm not ashamed of it. I'm more of an 'earn more' rather than 'save more' type of money blogger anyways so this shouldn't shock you! Here's … [Read more...] about Everything I Bought this Black Friday Cyber Monday Week
Were My Student Loans Worth It? My Thoughts 7 Years Out
My husband and I paid off over $65,000 in student loans combined. At first, we tackled my loans, then his loans, and then recently I started helping my parents pay off the Parent Plus loans they took out for my education. $65,000 is ALOT of money. Until we decided to aggressively tackle our loans in 2015, we were paying 6.8% interest to avoid the problem. Two years later we've since paid off all of our … [Read more...] about Were My Student Loans Worth It? My Thoughts 7 Years Out
How My October Blogging Income Broke $5,000 (with ample expenses)
Finally I crossed the exciting $5,000 per month in revenue line! YES! One caveat is that I gave it my all with Facebook, Pinterest, & Tailwind this month so my expenses were SUPER high. More to come on that later. If you're totally new to the income report: Welcome! This is where I share my month over month blog growth, results of my in-flight blogging experiments as well as give my Etsy printables … [Read more...] about How My October Blogging Income Broke $5,000 (with ample expenses)