Hey guys, check out today’s guest post from my friend Drew over at The Student Loan Report – if you’re a recent (or not-so-recent) grad struggling to get your student loans in check, go check out his blog and pick up some useful tips. Hello. My name is Drew and I want to talk to…
Hey guys, I’ve got a great guest post for you today from my pal Nazeem. Hello reader, I’m a South African financial blogger and I’d like to share some of my experiences with you. As a South African, I’ve found that I’m frequently reminded of the importance of financial planning. But how many of us…
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m generally pretty fascinating by Uber and Lyft. Until I manage to get my act together and do some driving for them myself, here’s a guest post from Andrew over at Rideshareowl about why being an Uber driver is an awesome side hustle! Unless you have been living on another planet…
At a certain point in your personal finance journey you start to realize you’ve moved past basic budgeting and frugality and now have a surplus. But what to do with it? Invest it, right? The thing is, there are so many different ways to invest – from a solid foundation of mutual funds/index funds to slightly…
Today I am delighted to share a guest post with you from Anum Yoon, a personal finance blogger and freelance writer who strangely enough, found her passion for money management through her extensive travels around the world. Since deciding to settle in the US, she has been faced with the task of becoming a responsible…
Please welcome back Shaunta Grimes of Going Reno with another great guest post about how she side hustles as a writer. If you missed it, be sure to check out her other guest post on how she turned grocery shopping into a legit side hustle as well. Last time I wrote a guest post for…
As you all probably know by now, I’m not the best choice for investment advice. However, it really does interest me, since it’s one of the next financial steps I’d like to stop sucking become proficient in. With that in mind, here’s a great guest post from Tony over at Trading Slugger. He’s actually got…
We all have our special skill sets and networking is not one of mine. Unfortunately, it’s a really important skill. Lucky for me, I know a few people who don’t suck at it. One of them is Shannon from Financially Blonde who was kind enough to share her mad networking skillz with us so that one day…
I’ve been reading a lot about how you value your time lately. I took one of those nifty quizzes lately that told me I value my time at $22.50 an hour. Which is awesome, because I don’t make that much (post tax)… perhaps this explains my perpetual state of discontentment and urge to side hustle. Read more…
Today I have a guest post from someone really in the know about how to save cash on everyday items (and she’s a college student, so you know she’s budget conscious) – Jane Hudson. Jane is freelance writer who writes about all things shopping, saving tips, and lifestyle… under the sun. Check her page coupon4share.com for…
The following is a guest post from Martin of Studenomics, where he helps you conquer your fears as you master your finances and try to get through your 20s without missing a party. The other day my youngest brother was telling me how he had a full-time job lined up for the summer. He is…
This post is a guest post from Jennifer Riner of Zillow, a terrific website that can help you find homes and rentals. Zillow also has a very cool home value estimate tool that you can play around with. If you’re looking for some expert rental information, you’ve come to the right place today! It happens…
Juneau, the capital of Alaska and brief home of Sarah Palin, is a must see stop on any Alaskan adventure. As part of the inside passage into Alaska, it has slightly better temperatures than lots of other cities in America’s biggest state, making summer a great time to check it out. Read more here.
I don’t know about you, but as an American, flying NEVER seems like the cheapest way to travel. That’s why when I moved to England, I was so surprised to hear about everyone going on “holiday” all over Europe all the time. I think this is because America is so large, unless you live on…
Today I’m excited to share with you this great guest post from Kelly over at the Growing Pains blog. She’s a wife and the mother of an adorable 1 year and actually started blogging so she could keep a journal for her daughter to read when she was older. Since then, her blog has grown…
In case my first post on How to Make Millions as a Mystery Shopper. Not! didn’t quench your thirst for knowledge about this side hustle, you can check out this guest post over on Vosa for more details about how to get into this side hustle yourself. For the past three months I’ve been working…
My friend J$ over at Budgets Are Sexy was kind enough to let me guest post today! Hopefully he’s enjoying the extra day of paternity leave with his newest Penny. So if you’ve ever dreamt of running away with the circus, head over there and check this out. When I was eleven, I made a…
I think pretty much everyone who works in theater knows that stage managers could single handedly fund Staples. Turns out there’s actually a fantastic blog run by Rebecca called Stapler Confessions that focuses on personal finance AND getting the best deals at Staples. She is seriously into this store, and if there’s one person out there…
Check this out over at Vosa.com as part of the Make Money Monday (M$M) Series! I am not an artist. I had to take some art classes in college and barely scraped by with mercy B’s every time. I do, however, love Pinterest and I’m pretty tramadolhclnorx.com good at achieving success with some of the…
So, like I haven’t rambled about my weird adventures enough in the last two weeks… if you wanted to know more about what it was like to live on a cruise ship, check out my guest post over at Budgets Are Sexy. Some people do crazy things like recycle their toilet paper to save a…
I have spent a lot of time in my car. In 2008, I drove across the country twice (because I’d never seen the Pacific Ocean… and then I had, so it was time to head back). Even though it wasn’t all that long ago, I had an actual TomTom that regularly malfunctioned…
Today I’m featuring an awesome guest post from Eva over at TeensGotCents. Eva is ridiculously on top of things for a teenager and regularly makes me feel like I’m a super slacker – in a good and encouraging way. I love reading her blog and thought she’d make an excellent contributor to the college conversations…
Today the fabulous Eva from TeensGotCents swapped posts, so if you want to check out mine, you’ll need to head over to her site. Make sure you don’t miss her post on dual enrollment though! Sometimes I think arts and humanities degrees get a bad wrap. A recent comment over on my blog fired me…
I don’t know if any of you are familiar with Melanie over at Dear Debt, but she writes a lot about (surprise) debt, a subject still near and dear to my heart, since it’s shaped my entire view of money. She has a great guest post series featuring people writing their own Dear Debt letters…
Does anyone else watch Happy Endings? This is the Year of Mel. You can read about how it’s going to happen over at Fit is the New Poor. The thing about New Year’s is that I don’t really trust it. It’s one of those times when I get all maudlin about what I haven’t accomplished…