How We Saved Up Enough to Buy Our First House

  Do you ever listen to an investing or real estate podcast and scream at your phone “But HOW?! *HOW* DID YOU SAVE UP $50K TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOME?!”  “*WHERE* DID YOU GET THE MONEY TO REHAB YOUR PRIMARY HOME?!”  “*HOW MUCH* WERE YOU EARNING TO BE ABLE TO BUY FOUR PROPERTIES IN ONE […]

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High Yield Savings Accounts

I took a quick poll at work the other day: Have you heard of a high yield savings account? 5 out of 5 nurses said no!  People, this is 2024, and interest rates are huge! And if you don’t have a high yield savings account, you’re missing out. Do yourself a favor Go check your […]

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Buy Discounted Gift Cards Online

Today I’m here to talk to you about free money, and you all know how I feel about free money. There are lots of ways to make and save money online and buying discounted gift cards is something you might never have considered. Note: You can also sell gift cards online if you receive some […]

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Investing in Layman’s Terms

  If you are well-versed in personal finance, this post is not for you I wrote this as a catch-all for the people I work with everyday who have no idea what it means (and especially how) to invest. There are obviously many more retirement and other investment accounts out there, but the following are […]

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The Joy of Purposeful Spending

  The inspiration for today’s post came as I was going to take our clothes out of the washer at the RV park. It’s $1.50 per load, so $3 for a wash and dry. As I pulled the six quarters out of our reused Ziploc coin purse I thought “Wait a minute, I’ll just hang […]

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