Since paying off our debt in July, things have not gone as well financially as I thought. We worked for 21 months to become debt free, and once the debt was gone I figured we’d be in an easy place financially to afford whatever we wanted. After all, now we don’t have any debt! Well […]

WE ARE DEBT FREE Holy crap you guys, we have been debt free for one whole week now! Of course I planned on writing this sooner, but the day after we became debt free I left to go to my hometown for a little staycation with my best friend while she was in town. I […]

There’s been a graphic circulating in the personal finance world the last few days. Recent research shows that the “average american” spends about $18,000 a year on non-essential items like eating out, cable, streaming services and subscription boxes.

Feel like you’re always over budget? Here are 3 common budget busters and how you can reduce your expenses! I’ve been budgeting monthly for a while now, but just because I have lots of experience doesn’t mean I do it perfectly 100% of the time. In fact there’s been more than a few months that […]