It seems like here lately I’ve had quite a few people email me and ask me about things that are online-business related. (Which is awesome, I love you guys!) Because I realize that so many of you are looking for resources to start your own business – whatever that may be – I wanted to share with you the list of my absolute favorite online business/money making websites. Seriously, I stalk ...
May Income and June Goals
Wut up. Wut up. (I’ve been saying that an awful lot lately. And I really need to stop...) We’re in June already guys. How did that happen? May was a pretty good month in our household. We celebrated Ava’s 4th birthday and other than that have just been having lots of fun spending time outdoors. It seemed like we were mushroom hunting every day there for a while. As mushroom hunting season ...
I Did It……I Opened a Retirement Account
At the beginning of the year I declared that 2014 would be the year I stopped talking about investing and just went for it. And fortunately I followed through on my plans. After talking about starting a retirement account for the past couple of years I finally did it. And it was so freaking easy! Seriously, why did it take me this long? In the past I was confused by my options and also ...
Grants for Single Mothers Going Back to College
Believe it or not my all-time most popular post on this blog is Scholarships for Single Moms. And since that post was so well received I wanted to dig a little deeper to find college grants for single moms. This was no easy feat. You see, I’ve seen articles all over the place claiming that there are grants specifically for single mothers. But this isn’t exactly true. Instead, most grants are ...
My Financial Snapshot: Current Savings, Financial Goals, and Income Plans
Happy Memorial Day! I hope y’all are enjoying your long weekend. I’ve been thinking about finances a lot and more importantly, about getting mine straightened back up. As you know I’ve been blowing my extra money lately and need to stop, pronto. So I started thinking of what financial goals I should (and want to work on.) But I’ve hit a fork in the road. (You’ll see why.) But first let ...
4 Things I’m Doing to Save Money Right Now
My income has slowly increased over the last three or four months. So, you’d think that I’d have saved those extra few hundred dollars, right? Wrong. I haven’t actually put any money in my savings account for a while. I feel like something has come up every single month. In February there was a death in the family so I ate out all month long. In April I threw an Easter party for the kids in my ...