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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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8 Ways to Start Investing

8 Ways to Start Investing

Last week I shared 3 simple ways to consistently increase wealth. Today we want to focus on one of those ways: investing consistently. Investing consistently is essential for creating wealth, but with so many options and suggestions of where to invest, how to invest, and what to invest, investing can quickly become overwhelming. Oftentimes the […]

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The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

Welcome to the Weekly Quick Hits Roundup! If you’re new here, welcome! Every week I write a weekly wrap-up of things that were going on here at Young Adult Money, a few personal updates/thoughts, and finally a few posts I read this week that I thought were worth sharing.

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Friday Giveaway Roundup – 119 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 119 Giveaways

Need a new car? We have $30,000 towards a new Chrysler vehicle up for grabs this week PLUS more than 100 other giveaways – good luck! Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week. You can enter all the giveaways in the list, or you […]

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We hope you are able to find time to relax during the craziness of the Holidays. We’re thankful for each and every one of you. Merry Christmas!

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3 Simple Ways to Consistently Increase Wealth

3 Simple Ways to Consistently Increase Wealth

Today we are keeping it simple and discussing 3 simple ways to consistently increase wealth. Almost everyone’s primary goal in their working life is to increase their wealth. The sooner wealth reaches a certain level, the sooner financial independence becomes a reality. Retirement also becomes an option when wealth reaches a certain level. Whether it’s […]

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5 Best Travel Reward Credit Cards for 2015

5 Best Travel Reward Credit Cards for 2015

Planning on travelling in 2015? You’ll want to check out our list of the 5 best travel reward credit cards for 2015. We hope this list will help you “travel hack” your way to a free vacation this year. Each credit card has it’s own unique travel reward. This list will tell you what the […]

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The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

Welcome to the Weekly Quick Hits Roundup! If you’re new here, welcome! Every week I write a weekly wrap-up of things that were going on here at Young Adult Money, a few personal updates/thoughts, and finally a few posts I read this week that I thought were worth sharing.

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Friday Giveaway Roundup – 92 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 92 Giveaways

Want to win a winter getaway? How about Maui? We have a Maui Giveaway plus nearly 100 other giveaways in this week’s giveaway roundup – good luck! Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup!

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3 Ways the Government Can Provide Student Loan Debt Relief

3 Ways the Government Can Provide Student Loan Debt Relief

$1.2 trillion. As of June 2014, the overall student loan debt in the United States exceeded $1.2 trillion dollars with over 7 million debtors in default. Even if you personally have no student loan debt, it touches all areas of the United State’s economy. That trillion dollars of student loans means that students are paying […]

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Invest in a Company or an Industry?

Invest in a Company or an Industry?

Many hedge fund and mutual fund managers spend most of their day analyzing companies with the ultimate goal of picking winners and losers. Oftentimes that involves taking positions in companies that they think have an edge over their competition. They base these decisions on massive amounts of quantitative and qualitative data. This raises a question […]

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