Personal Finance

How To Contribute to Your Family Finances Without Earning Extra Money
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How To Contribute to Your Family Finances Without Earning Extra Money

This post was sponsored by Regions Bank I remember when my son was one and we were tackling our $93,000 in mortgage debt with vengeance.  Every day became this sort of game for me to see if I could contribute to the household financially, even though I wasn’t bringing in a full-time income for my…

5 Vital Steps to Getting Your Dream Business Off the Ground

5 Vital Steps to Getting Your Dream Business Off the Ground

Special thanks to Ramsey Solutions for sponsoring this post.  All thoughts an opinions are 100%, totally and completely mine. I want to see women unleashed and set free to pursue what they love and unapologetically make money doing it. –Christy Wright- Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves I still…

The Top 10 Blogging Tools I Use To Make a Full Time Income Online

The Top 10 Blogging Tools I Use To Make a Full Time Income Online

Just to introduce myself, my name is Kim Anderson and I’ve been blogging for 4 years.  My original goal was to add value to people’s lives but my secondary goal has always been to make enough money blogging that my husband could leave his full-time Electrical Engineering job and pursue his own passions.  In January…

The Best Budgeting App For Chronically Disorganized People
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The Best Budgeting App For Chronically Disorganized People

Thanks to Dave Ramsey Solutions for sponsoring this post.  All thoughts and opinions expressed are 100% mine! Budgeting isn’t the easiest of tasks. For some people it’s extremely intimidating, especially if you are a non math lover.  Lucky for you we live in the age of some of the most fantastic apps created for budgeting…

Making Retirement Easier to Understand- TLM Podcast Episode 033
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Making Retirement Easier to Understand- TLM Podcast Episode 033

Does the idea of saving for retirement overwhelm you?  Do you feel like you never have time to focus on your financial future?  In today’s podcast I interview Natalie Bacon from The Finance Girl and she gives us some great tips and insight on how to better understand retirement, how to save more efficiently and…

Funding Your Starbucks Habit While Paying Off Debt
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Funding Your Starbucks Habit While Paying Off Debt

In case you aren’t familiar with the phrase “Treat Yo’ Self” I’ll explain… In the television show, Parks and Recreation, two characters celebrate one day a year called “Treat Yo’ Self” Day. They basically run around town and spend money on crazy stuff they normally wouldn’t do for themselves. Every time they find something they…

The Recovering Spender: Interview with Lauren Greutman- TLM Podcast Episode 32

The Recovering Spender: Interview with Lauren Greutman- TLM Podcast Episode 32

The truth is that in MY life and MY marriage, I am THE SPENDER.  I love saving money and getting good deals but I love shopping too!  I’ll be the first to admit I’ve done quite a bit of retail therapy sessions in my lifetime. This week I got the pleasure of interviewing Lauren Greutman…

4 Super Helpful Back To School Supplies Most Parents Forget

4 Super Helpful Back To School Supplies Most Parents Forget

It’s back to school time and I’m sure like many parents your walking the isles of your local mega mart store clutching your kids back to school supplies list trying to make sure you have everything they need for this year without forgetting anything.  There’s special pencils, particular calculator models, correctly sized notebook lines and…