The pic of the week is Rainbow Falls in Hawaii. 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 […]
Read More >>Friday Giveaway Roundup – 105 Giveaways
Do you want a Macbook Air but don’t have the cash or can’t justify the purchase? You’re in luck! It’s just one of the 100+ giveaways in this week’s roundup! Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week. You can enter all the giveaways in […]
Read More >>Who Wears the Budgeting Pants in Your House?
Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. I always find it interesting to talk to couples to see who wears the (budgeting) pants in the relationship. I actually have a lot of friends who really see eye to eye with finances. They are usually frugal couples who fight the good fight together to […]
Read More >>Is Swagbucks Stupid?
Today I want to give my opinion on a simple question: Is Swagbucks stupid? For the longest time I’ve had a few annoying friends talk about how awesome Swagbucks is. Some even tweet about getting a “Swag Buck” for doing this or that. It’s been at least a couple years since I’ve heard of Swagbucks, […]
Read More >>Am I Being Frugal or Cheap?
Today I have a serious question that I’m hoping you can answer: am I being frugal or cheap? It all starts with the photo to the left: tiny, ugly, landscaping rocks. When we bought our house we knew we’d have a number of projects. We plan on going the DIY route whenever possible, and landscaping […]
Read More >>The Weekly Quick Hits Roundup
The pic of the week is a random pic I came across while browsing flickr. Looks pretty sweet! 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 – 61 Giveaways
$1,000 cash. Deposited directly into your PayPal account. Just one of the 61 giveaways in this week’s roundup! Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week. You can enter all the giveaways in the list, or you can pick and choose which ones you want […]
Read More >>How Recovering Spenders Can Become Frugal
Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. Don’t be fooled; spending can easily turn into an addiction. It seems like it’s harmless since everyone spends money at some point on something, but for some extreme spenders, it can be a compulsion that can be hard to stop. Many spenders feel a need to spend […]
Read More >>5 (More) Things Every Blogger Struggles With
Yesterday we shared 5 Things Every Blogger Struggles With. Today we will continue our discussion of the “dark side” of blogging ;) with 5 more things every blogger struggles with. As I mentioned in the first post, I’ve said in the past that blogging is the ultimate side hustle. I still think this is true, […]
Read More >>5 Things Every Blogger Struggles With
While this is a personal finance blog, there are many bloggers – and people who would like to become bloggers – who make up our readership. Today I decided to reflect on my 5+ years of blogging and share 5 things every blogger struggles with. In the past I’ve said that blogging is the ultimate […]
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