A few years ago, when I had over $15,000 of credit card debt, I was often negotiating with credit card companies to get better interest rates. I took a very active approach toward minimizing my interest expense on my debt and learning to negotiate with credit card companies was a key component…
The $6 tip that made me rethink my approach
Last weekend I decided to take Linda on a mother’s day trip to Nashville for the weekend. She has proved to be an awesome mother to our baby boy for the last 15 months and she deserved a little trip away. On the morning we were set to come back home, we began packing up. […]
The one thing I would teach a recent college Grad
You just finished your degree and you are probably looking for your first “real” job. This is the perfect opportunity to decide how you would like your financial life to be. You have the choice to spend and buy whatever you feel like which will likely put you in heaps of debt.
5 Free & Insanely Helpful Apps To Help You Get Control of Your Money
1. Personal Capital See all your accounts in one place with their award-winning software. Their free tools let you manage your entire financial life from one secure place – the one app to eliminate the rest of them. They have become the go-to app for managing your total financial picture. One of my favorite features is their fee-checker […]
How to finally get out of that job you hate and find work you love
Each one of us has unique giftings and skills that we have been given by our creator. The challenge sometimes is figuring out how to get them in line with our careers. In my case I feel like I stumbled around for many years in job to job doing things I was working really hard […]
How Long Does it Take to Get Your Tax Refund? (IRS Return Tips)
Have you done your taxes yet? Like many people, as soon as I finish, I like knowing when my refund check is going to be deposited.
Did you know there are Tax Deductions for Volunteer Work?
You can deduct your expenses related to volunteer work. One year when filing my taxes, I used Taxcut rather than one of the free tools I mentioned to get free state tax filing. I should have taken my own advice . . . .
Swagbucks Review (+6 Great Ways I Made Money With It)
Swagbucks is a site that allows you to earn cash/rewards in a variety of ways. I’ve used them off and on over the last few years, and am now just getting around to writing a thorough review of them.
