Hey!  Tess, from Money Done Right, contacted me to write a guest post.  Here are her top 7 tips on how to bad shopping habits.  I’ll offer my own thoughts in red on how I personally avoid making my own bad shopping habits.  7 Tips On How to Break Bad Shopping Habits: Tip #1:  BuyingRead more

I was invited to speak in a High School as a motivational speaker this week about achieving your dreams.  That’s pretty cool especially because I was a total screw-up as a young person.  I’m pretty proud that I’m now respected enough to be seen as a leader who can teach people how to achieve theirRead more

The woman looked at me with a curious expression.  She asked, “Maybe you can help me with something I’ve always wanted to know… How do I know when I can retire?”   We had just finished an outdoor activity class with her.  During small talk afterward, I had told her I write a financial blogRead more

The best investment we have made this year isn’t even a financial investment.  Looking back on it, I can’t believe we didn’t invest in it sooner.  For 5 years we were being cheap, and we made a mistake.  This investment totally changed our lives and increased our happiness dramatically this winter.  Here it is:  Read more

I realize “How Attending Church helped Me Become Rich,” is a click-baity title. But it’s true…   Building most of my social life around friends I made at church helped us become rich. This is how two normally un-connected activities, like attending church and becoming rich, became the same thing for us.     LastRead more

It’s tax time!  Does the subject of, “How to file your own taxes?” make you cringe?   Every year I get mild-anxiety around this time when I start gathering all of the paperwork to do my taxes.  Will I owe money?  Will I get a refund?  Am I doing it right?  Doing your taxes can beRead more

Hi, it’s Amanda!   A few weeks ago, I wrote a couple of vulnerable posts that detailed some of my personal ups and downs.  I wanted to write an update on how I’m doing.  You can read those previous posts here: My Enemy That Feels Good. How Much Does a Fertility Appointment Cost? I’m proud to sayRead more

This week I’m publishing my podcast and guest post with Jonathan and Brad at ChooseFI.  ChooseFI is one of the top podcasts in the Financial Independence subculture.  Their facebook group is an amazing resource for just about every money topic you could imagine.  You can listen to our podcast and start reading my guest post below:Read more

I had an epiphany this week:  Our financial present and futures are created from all of the micro-and-macro financial decisions in our pasts.   From a personal perspective, as I look back on my life, it wasn’t one lucky break or genius skill that sent us skyrocketing toward being rich.  It was a routine setRead more

Last week, I had a reporter from WCCO, a major news station in the Twin Cities contact me about a potential interview.  The reporter’s name was Cristiane Cordero, and she wanted to interview me about the strategies I’ve used to save around $300,000 in six years.    Cristiane – a millenial herself – felt buggedRead more