Financial Goals – Update 2

It was in the fall that my wife and I set financial goals for ourselves for the next few years. Every couple of months, I like to write an update on our progress. I wrote my recent progress on our financial goals a couple months ago. For those who weren’t...

Easy Ways to Save Money

Do you have trouble saving money? If you are looking to increase your extra cash flow, whether that is to build an emergency fund or to put money into investments for retirement, there are easy ways to put money away. As I have often mentioned, saving money can be...
How to Pay for Grad School in Cash

How to Pay for Grad School in Cash

It was just a few weeks ago that I gave an update on my financial goals that I originally established towards the end of 2011. In my update, I explained that so far my wife and I have been able to pay for our graduate schooling in cash. This is a commitment that we...

My College Mistakes Everyone Should Avoid

My college experience was a blast and I learned a lot of financial lessons the hard way. I believe college students grow and mature faster as college students then most other times in their life. Students arrive on campus pumped up for all the good times to come, so...

Track Expenses – Why it’s Important

Part of my goal in starting 20’s Finances was to help others take control of their finances. In order to be successful with your finances, it starts with creating a budget and keeping track of your finances. I have written about the best way to keep track of...

Pay off Your Student Loans

The following is a guest post from Don at MoneySmartGuides.com where he posts about personal finance for the average person. Sadly, personal finance isn’t taught in school and many people are confused on the subject. Don is here to help educate everyone in hopes...

Jobs in College – Pizza Delivery

Welcome back to my short series on jobs in college. In this series, I share information on the benefits of having a job in college. I am not only speaking from a general vantage point, but also sharing from my personal experience. Last week I talked about working for...