This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Chase. All opinions are 100% mine. Raise your hand if you have a credit card in your wallet? Seven in every 10 Americans have at least one credit card in their wallet today. There’s a good chance that you do, too. I have multiple credit cards because I have …
How to Find Cheap Flights
Many people, especially Americans, believe vacations are expensive. A 2013 American Express survey revealed that the average cost per person for a summer vacation within the United States is $1,145. And that’s just within the United States. That cost alone is probably what a plane ticket to Europe will cost during the summer months. With the evolution of community sharing …
How to Make Money in the Fitness Industry
Are you a gym rat? Meathead? Fitness queen? I’m guessing you’re here because you want to learn how to make money in the fitness industry. You’ve come to the right place. Perhaps you’re looking to make some extra money outside of your fulltime job to pay off your debt like me or maybe you want to make a career change. …
10 Life Lessons I’ve Learned in My 20s
On Sunday I celebrate my 28th birthday and I have finally come to accept that I am officially in my late 20s and nearing the big 3-0 in a couple of years. Yikes! Every year right before my birthday I have a small anxiety attack and start freaking out about where I am in life and why I haven’t achieved …
The Best Travel Credit Cards: How to Fly Anywhere For Free
My friends often ask me how I can afford to travel so much. Well, the easy answer is that I prioritize it in my life. Traveling hasn’t always been a prioritization or passion in my life. Like most Americans I thought it was expensive. I couldn’t find a travel mate and I was afraid to go alone. I didn’t have …
Book Review: What You Should Have Learned About Money, But Never Did
When I began my current job in October 2013, I started to get my financial life together. My grad school loans has just come out of their grace period in August and my car was once again on the brink of death. It was time to finally be an adult. I am very lucky that my parents instilled a good …
How To Get Your FREE Credit Score
Unfortunately, throughout life we are often defined by numbers. In high school we are defined by our GPA. When we are applying to college we are defined by our SAT scores. In life we are defined by our credit score. Whether you think it is fair or not, your credit score can and will affect your life decisions. What is …
Top Posts of 2014
Happy Boxing Day! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Hanukkah this year. 2015 is right around the corner. It’s amazing how fast time flies by these days. Actually, it’s kind of scary! As much as I can’t wait for my next big trip to arrive, I also enjoy slowing down and enjoying my time and living in the …
How To Get Hundreds Back From The State Just For Paying Your Student Loans: The Educational Opportunity Tax Credit
Do you want to see if you can get hundreds or possibly thousands back each year just for paying your student loans? Did you graduate from a Maine college or University after January 1, 2008? Do you work in Maine? Do you pay your student loans? If you answered yes to all of the above then…. Did you know the …
Travel Tips for Poor College Students – Traveling the World on a Beer Budget
There is a reason we have the phase “poor college students.” A large majority of college students don’t have any money and the ones that do tend to spend it on food and alcohol. College is extremely expensive in the United States and most of us pay for it through student loans only to be working our tails off after …
How I Saved $70 a Month on My Cell Phone Bill with Republic Wireless!
One day this past Fall I woke and realized at age 26 I needed to get my life together financially if I wanted to pursue both my passion of travel and also return back to graduate school for my PhD studies. I’ve never been bad with budgeting and finance, but I’ve never been extremely good either. Back in October I …
Why I Use Online Banks and How You Can Earn $76 For Just Opening an Account
I don’t know about you, but I know when I have a lot of money stashed in my savings account that is easily accessible through my bank debit card, I get attempted to use it (especially when J. Crew has a sale!). When I officially began saving for my emergency fund I was just putting money into my savings account at …
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