Erin’s recent article Creating Your (Dreaded) Budget) was featured in this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction. Check it out!
Our article Recipe for Success was in this weeks Carnival of Inspiration and Motivation.
And our article Save Money with Coupons made this week’s Festival of Frugality!

The Carnival of Debt Reduction #136 is out, and our article on how to Eliminate Credit Card Debt is featured along with many other great articles on debt reduction. Check out the carnival!
Also, our article about Going Green In The Wallet was featured in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance, which includes a total of [...]

Today’s tip for financial freedom is: Automate things.
When you automate things, you don’t need to be disciplined about it consciously! That is why automating things is one of my favorite ways to handle my finances. Every pay period, before I receive my paycheck a big chunk of it is automatically taken out for the [...]

Today’s tip for financial freedom is: Stop wasting cash. And cancel obvious cash wasters - like your cable TV subscription.
This will save you $40-$60+ per month - that’s an extra $500 or more per year you can use to pay off your bills. Money that you are basically burning.
Sure, you and/or your family [...]

Today’s tip for financial independence is: Think before you buy. (i.e. Don’t buy on impulse.)
You know all the times you saw something in a store and wanted your parent to buy it - but they said no? This is that same sort of thing, but an affliction that affects young adults.
Once [...]

Today’s tip for financial independence is: Save money and set a budget for the holidays.
Millions of households get caught in the same cycle every year. They buy holiday gifts for friends and family, get their credit card bills a few weeks later, and spend the whole next year paying off every dime they [...]