Well this is the third time in a row that I posted on a Saturday. Looks like there is no going back now! Welcome to the weekly Saturday “Quick Hits and Weekend Reading” post. Quick Hits Time for another update about the the Yakezie challenge. I started with an Alexa (global website rank) of 1,178,184 […]
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Why Most People Don’t Pursue Side Income
Pursuing side income takes a lot of time and effort. I knew before starting this website that it was going to take a lot of time, which is why I waited for over a year before deciding to launch it. I also knew that doing a little spreadsheet work on the side was going to […]
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Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget
This is the first in a four-part weekly series on Ways to be Healthy Without Breaking your Budget. This series is written by Victoria Carlson. This series will have a ton of great content, so hope you enjoy it! You probably hear every day about how expensive it is to be healthy. Eating right, exercising, […]
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The Pros and Cons of Reusable Grocery Bags
Every year at the Minnesota State Fair my alma mater, the University of St. Thomas, hands out bags. This year instead of their typical cloth bags they handed out reusable grocery bags. My wife and I were able to snag four bags in total (we went to the Fair twice and got bags both times). […]
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Where to find Pet Insurance
My wife and I are considering getting a couple of dogs once we move into our house in October. While we are excited about getting our pups, we recognize the need to review the financial implications of owning dogs. Because we don’t have a huge cash reserve (honestly, how many young adults do?) I have […]
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Labor Day Weekend & Fantasy Football
Well it’s Labor Day here in the US and I’ve been enjoying the long weekend. My poor wife had to work Saturday morning and this morning, but she’s also had some time to relax as well. We went to the Minnesota State Fair again, I helped my brother move into a studio apartment near his […]
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Another week another weekend post for Young Adult Money. I’m starting to really enjoy putting these weekend posts together and sharing some updates as well as sharing some great posts that I’ve read the past week. Quick Hits So I started the Yakezie challenge two weeks ago and Young Adult Money is now in the […]
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Blowing Money at the Minnesota State Fair
Last Sunday I went to the Minnesota State Fair with my wife and brother. The Minnesota State Fair is no joke – it has the highest average daily attendance of all fairs in the United States. People come from all over the state (and surrounding states) to eat a ton of unhealthy food, visit exhibits, […]
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4 (Good) Reasons to go to Grad School
Whether it crosses your mind while you are still an undergrad or after you are years out of college, almost every college graduate contemplates going to graduate school. Whether it’s law school to get a jd or a phd program in sociology, the idea of having an advanced degree is something that many seriously consider. […]
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The Benefits of Being an Employee
Every day millions of people at their workplaces stop and think about how much better their lives would be if they worked for themselves instead of for someone else. Thoughts of “if only I could set my hours” and “I could run this place a lot better than him/her” run through their heads. Working for […]
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