Today I have a serious question that I’m hoping you can answer: am I being frugal or cheap? It all starts with the photo to the left: tiny, ugly, landscaping rocks. When we bought our house we knew we’d have a number of projects. We plan on going the DIY route whenever possible, and landscaping […]
Read More >>Other Posts By David Carlson
The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup
The pic of the week is a random pic I came across while browsing flickr. Looks pretty sweet! Welcome to the Weekly Quick Hits Roundup! If you’re new here, 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 […]
Read More >>Friday Giveaway Roundup – 61 Giveaways
$1,000 cash. Deposited directly into your PayPal account. Just one of the 61 giveaways in this week’s roundup! 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 can pick and choose which ones you want […]
Read More >>5 (More) Things Every Blogger Struggles With
Yesterday we shared 5 Things Every Blogger Struggles With. Today we will continue our discussion of the “dark side” of blogging ;) with 5 more things every blogger struggles with. As I mentioned in the first post, I’ve said in the past that blogging is the ultimate side hustle. I still think this is true, […]
Read More >>5 Things Every Blogger Struggles With
While this is a personal finance blog, there are many bloggers – and people who would like to become bloggers – who make up our readership. Today I decided to reflect on my 5+ years of blogging and share 5 things every blogger struggles with. In the past I’ve said that blogging is the ultimate […]
Read More >>The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup
Today’s pic of the week is a pic of The Maldives aka Paradise Welcome to the Weekly Quick Hits Roundup! If you’re new here, 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 […]
Read More >>Friday Giveaway Roundup – 57 Giveaways
Need an extra grand in cash? How about 2? There’s TWO $1,000 cash giveaways in this week’s giveaway roundup! 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 can pick and choose which ones you […]
Read More >>How to Make Sure You Have Enough Money for Health Care Bills
To state the obvious, health care in the United States is expensive, and likely will only get more expensive in the future. That means it’s important to have your ducks in a row when it comes to health insurance as well as having money set aside to cover inevitable health care bills. I want to […]
Read More >>Is Public Transit Worth the Hassle?
I’ve always had a long commute. I’ve never worked “downtown” nor has there been good public transit where I’ve lived. Until now. To give you some background, Minnesota has what people call “the twin cities.” Minneapolis and St. Paul are two major cities that are located right next to each other, separated only by about […]
Read More >>The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup
Today’s pic of the week is a pic of a waterfall at Yellowstone. Welcome to the Weekly Quick Hits Roundup! If you’re new here, 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 […]
Read More >>








