This is a guest post from my VA Clarisse, who talks about how she turned her financial life around all the way to home ownership! I was only 19 and my husband 18 when we got married. At the age of 21, my daughter was born without even thinking having a baby could be difficult… Read more
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My Secret Number
The following is a guest post from Thomas at i need money ASAP! My secret number is… 3000 12 16. This number is actually written down in a few different places. Most prominently you’ll find it on my fridge at home and written on a post-it note stuck to my computer screen at work. No… Read more
Achieving Any Goal with Current CD Rates
Credit Whether you’re saving up for a house, a vacation or home improvements, you undoubtedly know the challenges of growing your bank account. Several factors can hinder your ability to save quickly. A car repair may force you to dip into your personal savings account, or you may need to withdraw money for… Read more
My path to financial independence
Hi there! Today I have a guest post from Taynia, who is a CPA and founder of The Fiscal Flamingo, a sassy website dedicated to helping women navigate their journey from debt to decadent. When she’s not rallying big spendahs and turning them into dynamite savers, you can find her chronicling the break up with… Read more
What Does Financial Independence Really Mean?
Morning! Today I am having Anton who is going to talk about Financial Independence. Anton Ivanov is an aspiring financial writer, a successful investor and a zealous entrepreneur. He is extremely passionate about helping others become financially independent and shares his financial knowledge at Financessful. You can follow his updates on Twitter, Facebook or RSS. Let me know if you… Read more
Financial independence: do you have a plan?
The following is a guest post from Ross at Cash Rebel. He’s a 20-something engineer who writes about frugality, sustainability, and stick-to-itiveness. He’s striving to reach financial independence by age 35. I read a statistic the other day that claimed only 17% of people had long term goals, and only 3% have actually written… Read more
Financial goals update, March-April 2013
On January 1st, I set a number of financial goals, and will update every couple of months through the year. Here is the second review. You can check the March one here. The main financial goal was to grow my net worth by 30%. I still haven’t updated any of the $20K we put… Read more