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David Carlson

David Carlson

David Carlson is the founder of Young Adult Money. He is a nationally recognized speaker and the author of Student Loan Solution (2019) and Hustle Away Debt (2016). His opinions have been featured on such media outlets as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cheddar, NBC's KARE11, and more.
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How an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) Works

How an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) Works

One of the biggest perks of working for a publicly traded company is an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP). Employee Stock Purchase Program’s allow employees to contribute a certain percentage of each paycheck towards the purchase of company stock. At pre-determined intervals – such as every six months – the balance is used to purchase […]

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3 Financial Factors You Must Consider When Buying a Car

3 Financial Factors You Must Consider When Buying a Car

For many people a car is a necessity. Whether it’s going to and from work or school, it’s hard to make money and move forward in life without one. Some people will have access to public transportation, but it can be a hassle and others simply do not have access to public transit. There are […]

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7 Ways to Make Money Online

7 Ways to Make Money Online

Many people desire to make money online, and why wouldn’t they? Making money online gives people location-independent work, potential multiple income streams, and more. Today we will share a few different ways to make money online. The ideas shared here have potential to become not only a side income, but a potential full-time income. The […]

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How to Become a Landlord in your 20s

How to Become a Landlord in your 20s

If you’ve followed this blog the past couple years you know that my wife and I became a landlord two years ago when we bought our first home. We have a studio apartment built into the house and rent it for side income to help pay the mortgage. Throughout the past couple years we’ve learned […]

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3 Ways to Get Paid More at Your Full-Time Job

3 Ways to Get Paid More at Your Full-Time Job

When it comes to making more money, many people look to side hustles and small businesses to increase their income. While there is nothing wrong with pursuing additional income, there may be an easier way: getting paid more at your full-time job. The interesting thing about full-time jobs is that typically people work similar hours. […]

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3 Retirement Planning Priorities for Millennials

3 Retirement Planning Priorities for Millennials

Millennials typically live in the “here and now.” With retirement decades away for those in their 20s and 30s, retirement planning is simply not a priority. The problem with this mentality is that it can drag on for years or even decades. The Motley Fool shared this shocking retirement statistic: A whopping 29% of workers […]

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Why You Might Want to Open Your “Junk” Mail

Why You Might Want to Open Your “Junk” Mail

If you’re like me you get “junk” mail on a regular basis. I get junk mail from credit card companies at least once a week. I typically rip them up and throw them out immediately, without even opening them up. I recently decided to open a recent piece of “junk” mail from a credit card […]

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Friday Giveaway Roundup – 56 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 56 Giveaways

Don’t miss out on the $500 Cash giveaway! We also have a NexBook 2-in-1 up for grabs and more than 50 other giveaways in our weekly giveaway roundup – Good luck! Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week.

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7 Ways to Improve your Finances in the New Year

7 Ways to Improve your Finances in the New Year

Many people are making resolutions and goals this time of year. We are encouraging everyone to make one of those goals improving their finances in the new year. Today we have seven different suggestions for how you can improve your finances this year. These ideas can serve as practical ways to go about improving your […]

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Best of Young Adult Money 2014

Best of Young Adult Money 2014

It’s hard to believe another year has passed, but tomorrow 2014 will be history and 2015 will have begun. To put a close to 2014, we have the best posts of 2014 for Young Adult Money:

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