Making Saving Second Nature
It’s no secret that Christmas is the most expensive holiday of the year. Trust me, I get it! Not only are the gifts crazy expensive, but everything else is too! I’m talking about the Christmas cards, pictures with Santa, holiday parties, and everything else on top of the gifts. Now don’t get me wrong. I […]
Over my 31 years of life, I have had a lot of unexpected expenses. Bills that somehow find their way to my mailbox, a surprise surgery here or there, and cars that just quit working. But the most unique unexpected expense we have had to date is when our beloved dog, Joey, had to have […]
The other day I came across an article published by Time all about how much debt the average American has (I’ll link to the article at the end of this post). It’s a great article because it breaks down how much debt different age groups have. For instance, 45-54 year olds have an average of […]
I’ll never forget the first time I had to pay on my student loans. They had come out of deferment a quick 6 months after I graduated from college. When I was sent my first loan statement, I was extremely overwhelmed and quickly realized that I was underpaid! All those years of borrowing thousands and […]
If I’ve learned anything in adulthood, it’s that life won’t go as planned. And for a type A control freak like myself, that can be devastating news. Things will go wrong and sometimes you just have to pause your debt snowball and take care of life. To pause your debt snowball, you will continue making minimum […]