9 Sneaky ways to Save Money with a Small Income.
The US endeavored an inflation rate up to 7.5% this past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With numbers like that, there isn't a choice in how we…
Why Exchange Traded Funds are a great Investment
The market is currently going through a volatile run, and it has every body discussing which stocks are doing well and not so great. Times like this in the market…
7 Ways That you (Unknowingly) Ruin Your Credit!
How old were you when you realized that you should probably start to monitor your credit? For full disclosure, I really did not jump on the bandwagon until I graduated…
How Growing up Poor Changes you in Adulthood
Most of my childhood was spent sharing things six ways, (including a $40,000 income before taxes at one point). Growing up in rural Champaign Urbana, there weren’t…
4 Habits that are Keeping you Poor
According to CNBC.com 78 percent of US workers report living paycheck to paycheck. The biggest assumption is that this happens due to working wages being too low in comparison…
How the Rich get Richer (And How You Can Too).
We hear people giving similar advice everywhere in the personal finance world. “Save your money”, “Create an emergency fund”, “keep some money in the bank.” However, being rich takes actionable…
April Financial Wins and Net-worth Update
April was an AMAZING month full of financial wins! These wins include Debt paydown, Investment portfolio progress, and overall net-worth updates. I am super excited to share the progress of…
3 Financial Rules that I don’t Subscribe to
There are numerous financial rules and beliefs pushed on us by society. And to be frank, I am over it. Don't get me wrong, the financial community has provided a…
How I Created a 5 Figure Savings on a Low Income
To some 5 figures is not considered a lot of money, but it is definitely a great start for someone who is making a lower yearly income. In my case,…
February Debt and Net-worth Update
We have officially made it through month 2 of 2021! what a ride it's been so far. I wanted to start creating these net-worth updates to document my progress to…
