Please help me welcome the newest addition to the YAM team, Kristi! The word “millennial” is often met with eye rolls and the typical “kids these days” commentary. Every other week it seems, another major news network highlights the many reasons that millennials are technology obsessed, egotistical, and lazy. According to their arbitrary polls, we […]
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This post is from our regular contributor, Erin. I think it’s safe to say that at some point or another, we’ve all had an issue with spending. Whether it was a huge issue that landed us in a boatload of debt, or a small issue that happened on occasion, it can be hard to beat […]
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Personal finance is called personal finance for a reason: it is largely based on individual situations. You wouldn’t give the same financial advice to a college student as you would someone just a few years away from retirement. With that being said, I do think there are 5 financial goals everyone should work towards. These […]
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With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, I was struggling to come up with a post for the 4th of July. I considered writing about economic freedom, but it seemed too heavy of a topic. I also considered writing about fun things millennials could do on the 4th of July weekend, but it seemed […]
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This post is by our regular Wednesday contributor, Erin. Let me ask you one simple question. If you got laid off, or your company went under, or you just decided you’ve had enough with your job, how would you survive the next few weeks (or months)? Do you have an emergency fund you can pull […]
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Here at YAM we like to touch on two major topics as often as possible: increasing income and lifestyle design. One thing many people aspire to do is to work from home full-time. This shouldn’t be a surprise as working from home has a ton of advantages for both your lifestyle as well as your […]
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Over the past year or so I’ve become a big fan of credit card hacking, or travel hacking as most people refer to it as. I have been able to get hundreds of dollars in travel paid for. Besides travel rewards, I’ve also received cash bonuses and other perks such as Amazon Prime. But today […]
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This post is by our regular Wednesday contributor, Erin. How many times in your life have you said, “I’m broke,” and actually were broke? How many times have you been broke and not been actively doing anything about it? Chances are, there have been at least a few times. Maybe you’ve felt broke, or you […]
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This is a sponsored post. I am a Shop Your Way blogger, but all opinions are my own. If you’re like most people you will be trying to spend as much time as possible outside this Summer. Besides wanting to spend time outside in the Summer, people also start making plans to update their outdoor […]
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Long-time readers of this blog will know that I used to write weekly “round-up” posts that shared about my personal life and what I was up to. Because of time constraints I had to end the weekly round-up about a year ago. While I don’t give weekly roundup posts, I still weave my life and […]
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