This post is partner content written on behalf of Shoptivity. While I was compensated for this post, all opinions are my own. Here at Young Adult Money we like to save money, and we love looking into new tools and hacks to spend less money on products and services we purchase. We are all about […]
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Saving money as a grad student can be tricky. Most grad students have a limited income, whether through graduate assistant-ships or student loans, and especially if you worked a regular job between college and grad school, cutting back to the minimum level is difficult. Making the most of what you have requires a certain amount […]
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This is part 3 in our summer reading series! Find books that will help you pay off debt here, and books that will help you be more productive here. So you want to become a master at managing your money. It’s a skill very much worth having, as money management can help you get ahead […]
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OK. You know you need to save. But it’s just so hard to actually transfer big amounts of money into savings when you want to pay bills or travel or buy new shoes or whatever. Stop beating yourself up about this. It’s a real psychological problem: humans have a hard time setting aside for the […]
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For Americans, Individual Retirement Accounts or IRAs are one of the best ways to save for retirement. When I finally started to turn my financial life around at age 35, the very first thing I did was to open an IRA. And two years later, it’s a choice I haven’t once regretted. IRAs have a […]
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This post is on behalf of Qmee, but all opinions are solely mine Everyone knows I love finding ways to make extra money. My new book is solely focused how to make extra money to pay off debt faster. From entering giveaways to freelance writing, I’ve done a wide variety of things to make extra […]
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If you’re like most millennials, you think a lot about buying a home. And if you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already convinced that before you buy, you want a hefty down payment saved – ideally 20% of the home’s purchase price. That will save you from PMI and let you deal with all […]
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The other day I was at the store and saw a sign advertising “buy three loaves of bread and get the fourth free!” Before I even stopped to think about it I was picking up a loaf of bread, “that’s a good deal,” I thought. But then I stopped to think: is it a good […]
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AirBnB is one of the fixtures of the “sharing economy” that has emerged in the last few years. Like Uber, the other company that’s often mentioned, it’s a platform that allows people to rent their possessions (in this case, a sofa, room, apartment, or whole house) to others directly. Instead of staying at a hotel […]
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Editor’s note: Today we have a guest post from my long-time friend Liz Peterson. She’s a travel blogger and an American Expat living in Barcelona. Recently we’ve talked a lot about using credit card rewards to travel for free or cheap. In just the past couple weeks we’ve shared a free spreadsheet to track credit […]
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