Last week I had the opportunity to attend my first Fincon conference in Dallas. In case you didn’t know, FinCon is an annual conference for financial media and bloggers. This year, I applied and was chosen for a new financial blogger scholarship, which earned me a free pass to this year’s event. I heard of Fincon […]
Hacking Your Biggest Expenses
Hacking your biggest expenses is one of the most effective ways to pay off debt and start building wealth. I am a big believer in doing this and attribute my success in paying off over $55k in student loans to hacking my most significant expenses first. Related Post: 4 ways I saved $ and doubled […]
Make A Plan For Your Taxes Every Year
When you think of your most substantial expense this year what do you think? The majority of people might say housing, or maybe tuition/student loans, or a car.The crazy part is that people forget that taxes is probably their most significant expense (or at least one of the biggest). Before you start complaining about how much you […]
Trip Report: Colorado on a Budget v2
After a brief hiatus from blogging, I am happy to say I am back with another trip report! I post my trip reports because I enjoy showing people that it’s possible to go on great trips for very cheap. Sometimes I hear people say they don’t have time or money to go on trips. Fortunately, […]
Q3 2017 Goals
Half the year is completed and it’s time for another quarterly goals update for 2017! Be sure to check out my Q1 and Q2 goals to see what I have been working on thus far in 2017. My goals are broken up into four categories: financial, education/training, health, and website. I write these goals post […]
Emergency Funds
For the longest time, it was ingrained into me to keep at least $1k in a savings account for an emergency. I used this principle for the last three years of my life while in student loan debt. In hindsight, I was taking a risk by only having $1k saved for emergencies. Now that I am […]
