• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Start Here
  • Work with David
  • Our Services
  • Contact
Young Adult Money

Make more. Save more. Live better.

  • Blog
  • Credit Cards
    • Rewards
    • Cash Back
    • Travel
    • Airlines
    • Hotels
    • Balance Transfer
    • Student
    • Business
  • FREE Budget Spreadsheet
  • FREE Student Loan Spreadsheet
This Just In... Check out the latest travel rewards credit card offers

Catherine Alford

Catherine Alford

Other Posts By Catherine Alford

How Life Has Changed Since Becoming Self Employed

How Life Has Changed Since Becoming Self Employed

Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. On January 1 of this year, I became officially self employed. Now that I’ve been at it for a little over a month, I still find it interesting how my life has changed in both positive and negative ways. I think that many people, especially in […]

Read More >>
Valentine’s Day Gifts She’ll Love for $20 or Less

Valentine’s Day Gifts She’ll Love for $20 or Less

Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. I just realized Valentine’s Day is coming up. With all the preparations for our two babies underway, I barely even noticed the outrageous amounts of pink and red decorations all over every store. Still, I think Valentine’s Day is a sweet holiday whether you’re showing your […]

Read More >>
Start Up Costs for Owning a Dog

Start Up Costs for Owning a Dog

Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. So, I have this little creature in my house. Her name is Julep. You can see her picture on the left there. Julep is a 5 year old mixed-breed rescue dog who is so spoiled she sleeps with her head on my pillow. If you told […]

Read More >>
4 Tips for Becoming a Full Time Blogger

4 Tips for Becoming a Full Time Blogger

Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. On January 1 of this year, I became a full time blogger. I’m so excited (and slightly terrified) but I can’t tell you how great it feels to accomplish a goal that’s been in the works for years now! Of course, I didn’t make the decision […]

Read More >>
4 Ways to Stop Wasting Money This Year

4 Ways to Stop Wasting Money This Year

Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. I’m only two weeks into the New Year, and I can already feel myself wasting money. It just seems like one trip to Wal-Mart can totally blow my budget, and I leave sometimes wondering why I even go to begin with when I always leave with […]

Read More >>
My Top 3 Financial Resolutions

My Top 3 Financial Resolutions

Please welcome back Cat, our regular Wednesday contributor. She has been out the past couple weeks taking some (much-deserved) time off. I’m going to warn you right now – my money goals for 2014 are kind of boring… It’s not that I don’t want to do amazing things with my finances this year. It’s just that […]

Read More >>
How to Set Realistic Goals for the New Year

How to Set Realistic Goals for the New Year

Lose 100 pounds. Go to the gym every day. Pay off 100k worth of debt. Never say a bad word about anyone. These are the kinds of New Year’s Resolutions that people like to make. But come on, people, it’s really hard to follow through with resolutions, so why do we make it so hard […]

Read More >>
The 4 Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs

The 4 Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs

I’ve always admired entrepreneurs, but I’ve never really considered myself one! When I think about entrepreneurs, I think about people who found and run large corporations, who wine and dine investors to try to fund their latest ideas, and who make and lose large sums of money depending on how well their ideas or their […]

Read More >>
How to Find the Perfect Side Hustle for You

How to Find the Perfect Side Hustle for You

You’ve heard tons of bloggers rave about getting a side hustle, mostly because it’s a great way to make extra money and pay down debt. Of course, not everyone has the same talents and aspirations, so how do you find the perfect side hustle for you? Here are a few questions to ask: 1. How […]

Read More >>
Why You Shouldn’t Skimp on Personal Development

Why You Shouldn’t Skimp on Personal Development

Let me set the scene: I was at my local public library looking at some Suze Orman books. For the record, I know there are a lot of people out there who don’t like her. (My own dad is not a fan.) However, I like her and her sassy personality. She tells it like it […]

Read More >>
« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Credit Cards

  • Best Travel Rewards Cards
  • Best Balance Transfer Cards
  • Best Cash Back Credit Cards
  • Best Business And Side Hustle Credit Cards
  • Best Student Credit Cards

Start a Blog:

How to Start a Blog that Makes Money
 

Top Posts

  • 15 Ways You Can Make Money From Your Computer Right Now
  • When You Should and Shouldn’t Refinance Student Loans
  • How Much Money You Will Need to Make $1,000 in Dividends

Free Spreadsheets & Downloads

  • Free Automated Budget Spreadsheet
  • Student Loan Repayment Spreadsheet
  • The Ultimate Personal Finance Checklist
  • 401k Spreadsheet to Analyze your Options
  • Wedding Budget Spreadsheet
  • 52 Week Money Challenge Spreadsheet and Printable

First Chapter Free!

Join our online community and receive the first chapter of Student Loan Solution absolutely FREE.

If you don't see the email in your inbox, please check your spam folder.

Connect:

Categories:

Search:

Get the New Book!

Student Loan Solution: 5 Steps to Take Control of Your Student Loans and Financial Life is available on Amazon by clicking here, or by clicking on the graphic below.

Make more. Save more. Live better.

Site Directory:

  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Recommendations
  • Finance Tools
  • Credit Cards
  • Insurance
  • Banking
  • Investing

Disclaimer | Privacy Policy

Feedback? Questions?
Contact us and let us know what you think.

Connect:

Search This Site:

Copyright © 2012–2025 Young Adult Money, LLC / All Rights Reserved
Designed by LizTheresa.com / Developed by Nuts and Bolts Media

Manage your privacy

To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.

Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by using the toggles on the Cookie Policy, or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen.

Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Statistics

Marketing

Features
Always active

Always active
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
Manage options
{title} {title} {title}
Manage your privacy

To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.

Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by using the toggles on the Cookie Policy, or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen.

Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
Manage options
{title} {title} {title}