Last weekend I attended Dave Ramsey’s Smart Conference in San Antonio, Â Texas. My sister told me about the conference in November and mentioned she would be attending. Highly interested, my girlfriend and I decided to sign up as well. I knew the impact Dave Ramsey had on me during my journey to get out of […]
I’m Debt Free!! How I paid off Over $55k in Student Loan Debt in 3.5 Years!
Today is April 13th, 2017 and I just submitted my final student loan payment! I can finally say I am officially Debt Free! Let me repeat that one more time. I am DEBT FREE!! It has a nice ring to it. 🙂 I have had the goal of becoming debt free ever since I graduated […]
Q2 2017 Goals
Can you believe that 2017 is already 1/4 complete and Q2 is upon us? It feels not that long ago that I wrote up my Q1 Goals and began to plan out my ideal 2017. Since January, I have had some successes, some failures, and have learned a lot about myself in the last few months. […]
My First Used Car Buying Experience
My senior year of college I worked out a deal with my parents (to cosign), so I could get a new car. I ended up leasing (da daa daaaaa) a brand new 2013 Toyota Tacoma truck. The terms of the lease contract were $400 a month for 36 months. At the time, the Toyota Tacoma was […]
Create a Debt Payoff Plan
I can still remember the day, in November 2013 when I realized I accrued over $55k in student loan debt. The feeling was crushing, to say the least. I knew I took out student loans each semester for school, but I never put much thought into calculating how much I owed. I never created a […]
Earn Side Income to Attack Debt
When someone comes to me and asks how to get out of debt my general advice includes: Organize and come up with a strategic plan Refinance to a lower interest rate if possible (Check out LendEDU* to compare student loan interest rates) Automate your money Track Everything (Related Post: Spending Recap 2016) Eliminating excess expenses Live below your means […]
