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Best Budget Apps: I Tried 4 Apps for 6 Months (Here’s Which One I Actually Use)
Read more: Best Budget Apps: I Tried 4 Apps for 6 Months (Here’s Which One I Actually Use)I spent way too much time trying to find the best budget app. Like, embarrassingly too much time. Tried 4 different apps over 6 months. Only one survived. The other three? Deleted, abandoned, or ignored after the free trial ended. The 4 Budget Apps I Tested YNAB (You Need a Budget) – costs $99/year Mint…
Zero-Based Budget: I Tried This Method for 3 Months
Read more: Zero-Based Budget: I Tried This Method for 3 MonthsAfter people tried to explain a zero-based budget to me, I thought I actually had a good understanding of the method, but I had never actually tried it myself before. People told me that figuring out “which dollar goes where” opens a full new understanding of “how your finances work. ” So, I took the…
How to Set Financial Goals: Set 5, Achieved 2, Failed at 3 (Lessons Learned)
Read more: How to Set Financial Goals: Set 5, Achieved 2, Failed at 3 (Lessons Learned)The first of January 2024. Another year, another chance, a new me, new aspirations, and the same old problems. I sat down with a lot of energy, something I hadn’t felt in a long time. This year, I made a list of five financial goals I want to reach. I said to myself, “Wow, I’m…
What is APR: Didn’t Understand It and Paid $1,847 in Interest
Read more: What is APR: Didn’t Understand It and Paid $1,847 in InterestI got my first credit card at age 22 and had absolutely no idea what “24.99% APR” meant. I didn’t care either; I just wanted the card so I could shop and build credit history. Interest rates seemed like something I would worry about later. Spoiler alert: “later” came quickly, and it turned out to…
Frugal Living Tips: Cut $427/Month Without Feeling Deprived
Read more: Frugal Living Tips: Cut $427/Month Without Feeling Deprived“Frugal living” sounds miserable, right? I thought so too. It was spending $3,200 and only making $2,900, so something was going to have to give. I didn’t want to be one of those people who reuse tea bags or wash their Ziploc bags (no offence if you do; it’s just not me). After 4 months,…
Side Hustle Ideas: Tried 5 to Make $1,000/Month (Only 2 Worked)
Read more: Side Hustle Ideas: Tried 5 to Make $1,000/Month (Only 2 Worked)Allow me to save you time and give you an insight: the majority of online recommendations for side hustles are terrible. For nine months, I tried making an extra $1,000 a month. It wasn’t working out, and I had to try 5 different side hustles. 2 of them made me actual money. The other 3…
Investing for Beginners: Started with $100 and Got Confused (What Worked)
Read more: Investing for Beginners: Started with $100 and Got Confused (What Worked)I used to think that to invest you would have to be rich. Eventually I discovered you could invest with like $100. Okay, maybe I could give it a shot, right? But I definitely was not prepared for how confusing it was going to be. Things Didn’t Go Well At First It was March 2023.…
How to Raise Your Credit Score: I Went from 584 to 696 in 8 Months
Read more: How to Raise Your Credit Score: I Went from 584 to 696 in 8 MonthsAs of March last year, my credit score was 584. While it wasn’t low enough to completely get denied for credit, it was low enough to get denied for apartment applications and get stuck with high interest rates. By November, my score improved to 696. Now, it was pretty good. No credit repair companies involved.…
Debt Snowball vs Avalanche: I Tried Both Methods (Here’s Which One Worked)
Read more: Debt Snowball vs Avalanche: I Tried Both Methods (Here’s Which One Worked)Previously, I possessed $8,700 in credit card debt divided over four accounts. Every article I read indicated following the avalanche method as the most appropriate approach, leading one to pay off the highest interest card initially, and so on. So I attempted that method for four months. While I may have received some satisfaction that…
How to Build an Emergency Fund: Saving $1,000 While Broke (Took Me 7 Months)
Read more: How to Build an Emergency Fund: Saving $1,000 While Broke (Took Me 7 Months)I spent two years needing an emergency fund before I actually saved one. The delay was not due to a lack of understanding of the concept of saving. Everybody knows you need savings. But knowing and doing are two different things when you are living paycheck to paycheck. Then my car broke down, and the…
