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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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The Dirty Little Secret of How People Make Money Blogging

The Dirty Little Secret of How People Make Money Blogging

There are many ways to make money blogging, as I explained in my post 5 ways to make money blogging. Affiliate links, Google Adsense banners, and banner advertisements that are sold directly to companies are just a few of the ways you can make money blogging. Most newer bloggers (and plenty of established bloggers) make […]

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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 – 57 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 57 Giveaways

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 enter. This resource was made with you in mind. We want to make it as easy as possible for you […]

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4 Tips for Applying to Jobs you aren’t Qualified For

4 Tips for Applying to Jobs you aren’t Qualified For

We’ve all been there. You are looking at job postings and see one that would be perfect for you. One problem: You don’t have five years of experience; you have two. There’s one or two skills required that you simply haven’t had the opportunity to learn. You don’t have a “deep understanding” of a particular […]

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5 Steps to Turning Your Skills into Money

5 Steps to Turning Your Skills into Money

If you haven’t noticed there’s been a rise in the number of people who are setting up one-man or one-woman businesses and making money working for themselves. If you are someone who wants to turn your skills into money working for yourself this should be music to your ears. Despite the discouraging things many unhappy […]

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The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup

I don’t know about you, but with below-freezing temperatures the past week I’m definitely dreaming of warmer weather! 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 […]

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Friday Giveaway Roundup – 140 Giveaways

Friday Giveaway Roundup – 140 Giveaways

I put up this pic in honor of “the Winter that won’t end” – tons of snow and extremely cold temps here in Minnesota. 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 […]

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Make Saving Easy With BoostUp

Make Saving Easy With BoostUp

Here at Young Adult Money we really like to focus on increasing income. The problem is, you can increase your income all you want but if you aren’t consistently saving money you aren’t really making much progress from a financial standpoint. I’ve talked in the past about how my wife and I are planning on […]

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8 Reasons to Contribute to an HSA

8 Reasons to Contribute to an HSA

If your health insurance has a Health Savings Account – otherwise known as an HSA – count yourself lucky. There are many reasons to contribute to an HSA, including tax benefits and the fact that it can double as a retirement account. This will be the third year that I contribute the maximum allowable amount […]

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5 Steps to a Getting a New Car

5 Steps to a Getting a New Car

Over the past couple years my wife and I have been discussing and thinking about purchasing our next car. My car has 220,000 miles on it and isn’t in great shape. The air conditioner has been out for about four years now, warning lights come on when I drive it for a long time in […]

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