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 […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>How I Decluttered Thousands of Belongings
Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. Way back in 2011, I made it my New Year’s Resolution to get rid of 2,011 things. It helped that I had to downsize a three bedroom town home when we decided to move to Grenada, but it definitely wasn’t easy. After many months of planning, […]
Read More >>College: My Journey
Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. Everyone has their own process for why they do things in life. Whether they take a certain route home or spend the weekend curled up and watching movies; to bigger choices by deciding whether or not to have kids or buy a new car. For many […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>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 […]
Read More >>The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup
Happy Friday! We had another snowy Monday and it leaves me questioning if/when it will ever end? 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 […]
Read More >>Friday Giveaway Roundup – 162 Giveaways
The picture to the left is of a waterfall in Minnesota that freezes each Winter. Definitely an interesting thing to see! 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 […]
Read More >>Should You Ever Loan Money to Family?
Common advice says to not mix money and family. Whether it’s splitting up an inheritance or borrowing money that is never paid back, financial issues have destroyed families. Now, there is something to be said that we only hear the negative stories; the times when things go wrong. Today I want to ask: should you […]
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