When it comes to how you budget your money, there’s really no right or wrong way to do it. As long as you’re tracking your expenses and income in some way or another, you should succeed. I know that goes against common financial advice, but budgeting in its traditional form didn’t work for me, and I […]
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Making extra money has changed my life. So much so that I wrote an entire book about it. In my book Hustle Away Debt I talk about how you can pay off your debt faster through side hustles. Side hustles are essentially ways to make extra money outside of your 9-5 job. While the […]
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I’m obsessed with to-do lists and love being able to check things off my list, moving me closer to achieving my goals. I thrive when I have actionable items that I can work on. This directly translates to money and finance. Making money, saving money, and managing money are things that everyone has to […]
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Student loans can be complex. Annoying. Even painful. All the emotions. There is no magical way to get rid of them quickly, especially if you have a lot of them. The one thing you can do, though, is feel in control. To do that you need to get organized. Which brings me to the […]
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Are you thinking of starting a virtual side hustle? Have you ever considered tutoring virtually? Tutoring is an amazing side hustle, and you get to help students while doing it. Plus, with many schools going remote due to COVID-19, virtual tutors will be in high demand. If you have ever considered starting a virtual tutoring […]
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Debt, especially consumer debt, can be one of the hardest things to climb out of. And if you find yourself in debt, you may be considering resources to help you pay off your debt faster. Both personal loans and 0% APR credit cards can be used to aid in debt repayment. But how do […]
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As COVID continues to spread across the world, many of us are still forced to stay at home under quarantine. Chances are, your spending habits have changed during this time. Fortunately, with social events cancelled or delayed, it’s the perfect time to take an in depth review of your expenses. Here are 9 expenses […]
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More than 40 million Americans have become unemployed since COVID spread across the nation in March 2020. There is no sign of how long this high level of unemployment will last. If you or someone you know has lost their income or had their hours reduced due to COVID, there is thankfully unprecedented relief […]
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF, is a hot topic right now. Only payments made after October 1st, 2017, are eligible. Since 120 payments are required for PSLF, the earliest anyone could have possibly been eligible was late 2018. Now that we are past that date we are seeing a small number of borrowers […]
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Using a combination of investments, savings, and equity in our home, my wife and I could pay off all of our student loans. But we won’t. This may sound odd. After all, who wouldn’t want to be done with student loan debt forever? It’s a fair question, but pulling tens of thousands of dollars […]
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