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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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Friday Giveaway Roundup – 90 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 90 Giveaways

Want a free trip to Hawaii? We’ve got you covered in this week’s giveaway roundup! Look under 8/31 below if you want to enter to win the free trip! Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week.

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How to be Productive When You are a Night Owl

How to be Productive When You are a Night Owl

I’m a night owl. Always have been and always will be. For whatever reason every night at about 10 or 11 I get a burst of energy. No explanation. I was told that I would “grow out of it” and that I will “get used to mornings.” Nope. Not a morning person, never will be.

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3 Ways to Make Your Side Hustle More Profitable and Efficient

3 Ways to Make Your Side Hustle More Profitable and Efficient

We talk a lot about side hustles on the blog, but for those who aren’t familiar with them, side hustles are jobs or businesses that you run on top of your regular 9-5 job. The issue that a lot of people run into with side hustles is an obvious one: limited time. Because the time […]

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How to Make Money While on Vacation

How to Make Money While on Vacation

Some people treat vacation as a time to disconnect from the world. Others want to integrate vacation and travel into their “regular” life, but is that possible? It would be amazing to be able to travel six – or more – months out of the year, but for a large majority of people it’s simply […]

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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, 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. If you don’t already, please considering Following […]

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Friday Giveaway Roundup – 80 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 80 Giveaways

In need of a new camera? How about a FREE Canon EOS Rebel T3i? It’s just one of the 80 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 […]

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The Fastest Way to Get Life Insurance

The Fastest Way to Get Life Insurance

One of my goals this year is to get life insurance. I set this goal over seven months ago. How much time have I put towards this goal so far? Absolutely none. This is NOT a good sign. It means I’m making it a low priority. In reality, it’s something I should be making one […]

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How to Make Money Entering Giveaways

How to Make Money Entering Giveaways

Any given week there are thousands of giveaways starting and ending. Pepsi alone had over 400 sweepstakes/giveaways this Summer for a marketing campaign. Countless blogs start giveaways every single day, and some blogs have hundreds of giveaways on their site every single year. The question most people have is can you actually make money entering […]

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The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

The Minnesota State Fair starts in just a couple weeks from now! This is a picture someone took of the Midway. It’s one of the biggest State Fairs in the country, averaging over 100,000 visitors a day for 12 days. Welcome to the Weekly Quick Hits Roundup! If you’re new here, every week I write […]

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Friday Giveaway Roundup – 55 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 55 Giveaways

Want $500 cash and an HP Chrome Book? These are just two of the 50+ 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 of them, or you can pick and choose which ones you want to […]

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