One of my favorite parts of Fall – Apples Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week. If you want to make sure you never miss one of these posts be sure to subscribe via RSS or Email, or follow us on bloglovin’. On Friday […]
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The following is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting, please contact us for details. I know I’m called “Average Joe,” but I like to think that I don’t fit your average statistical model….that somehow I’m different and probably a little better off than others (and slightly more handsome, too). A good […]
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So, I have a confession to make. I, a frugal gal, rent my car for $500 a month. But wait! Stop! Don’t click away. I realize that’s a ridiculous thing to write, especially coming from someone who writes her own personal finance blog. Yet, I hope you’ll hear me out about the reasons why I […]
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I was networked into my first job when I turned 16 and had just recently gotten my driver’s license; a family friend was looking for someone to split a few nights at a car dealership working as a service cashier and offered it to me. Of course I was nervous and excited, I had only […]
Read More >>The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup
West Virginia. You may wonder why, of all places, West Virginia is on my bucket list of places to visit. Well, my wife went there on a mission trip in college and fell in love with it. Ever since then it’s been on my list of places to visit. I haven’t really been to the […]
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Still hoping to win a vacation through a giveaway one of these days! Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week. If you want to make sure you never miss one of these posts be sure to subscribe via RSS or Email, or follow us […]
Read More >>Collegefeed Review – Connecting Students and Grads to Careers
Landing your first job is easily the most stressful – and difficult – part of anyone’s college career. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to it, and it can be a confusing time for college students. While there are various tools such as LinkedIn that help college students get their name out, there has yet to […]
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As of right now, $300,000 is a low estimate for the cost of my husband’s medical school education. Thus far, we have borrowed $219,000, but he is only halfway through school. This number is a bit higher than the average medical school student because my husband attends an expensive private school, and he’s also in […]
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Please help me welcome our newest staff writer, Sally Bohlinger. Sally comes to us as a recent graduate now trying to navigate the world of jobs and currently, the only permanent thing in her life is the ever-looming repayment start date for her student loans. She loves to read and do ethical case studies. Being […]
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Blogging is a lot of work. I’m never surprised when I hear new bloggers say “I never knew how much work it was going to be!” While it is a ton of work to build a blog from nothing into something that generates revenue and maybe brings in enough for you to quit a job, […]
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