A couple weeks ago I mentioned that Target laid off 475 employees, or nearly 4% of it’s corporate work force. This hit close to home for me as I have a number of friends and family members that work for Target at their corporate headquarters, as well as at various positions at Target stores. Target […]
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Three things to consider when shopping for your next vehicle
My wife and I have two aging cars. My car is nearing the 220k mile mark (Saturns apparently run forever) and her car has logged just over 160k miles. Our plan? Drive them until they die or need a major repair that wouldn’t be worth paying for. Unfortunately I’m not sure how much longer my […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>Friday Giveaway Roundup – 227 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 […]
Read More >>Focus on a Side Hustle or Go to Grad School?
Deciding whether to go to grad school is a highly personal decision. Grad school requires a tremendous time and financial sacrifice with the hope of using that experience to move into a new career or move up in a career. We’ve talked about grad school quite a bit on this blog, as I have been […]
Read More >>The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup
Would you believe me if I told you I had a legitimate conversation this week about starting a construction company?? Didn’t think so :) 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 […]
Read More >>Friday Giveaway Roundup – 151 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 […]
Read More >>Why Young Adults Should NOT Choose Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans
Obamacare has given everyone the option – or I should say the requirement – to purchase health insurance. This young adults, or “young invincibles” as the media likes to call them, who are age 18-34. This demographic is generally healthier and use less health care than older demographics. Common advice for this age demographic, especially […]
Read More >>A Better Way to Do the 52-Week Money Challenge
The 52-week challenge is a money-saving challenge where you save $1,378 overthe course of a year. If you’ve already heard about it – or perhaps already started the challenge – awesome! What I want to talk about today is an alternative way to do the challenge. First, I should explain what the original version of […]
Read More >>3 Things to Budget for if you are going on a Cruise
My wife and I went on a cruise last Winter and had an amazing time. Cruising around the Ocean while stopping at multiple countries is an experience that I won’t forget. I definitely would consider going on another cruise in the future. Since the cruise I went on was my first cruise, I learned a […]
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