You’re a millennial. You want to take on the world, travel, eventually buy a home, build up your savings and start paying off the ungodly amount of student loan debt you have. You’re eager to get started on a financial plan and start taking back control of your life. You are sick of feeling burdened by the debt you have…. Read More
Car Payments Suck: What A 16 Year Old Taught Me
Last weekend, my adorable, smart, 16-year-old sister reminded me of a very valuable personal finance principle. Truly, live within your means. She doesn’t have a car, but she works 25-30 hours a week. Frankly, my mom, brother, and sister are sick of driving her around and she wanted a bit of independence. She had been saving money for a while… Read More
Guest Post: The Lazy Man’s Way to Invest
The author of this post is Tony Huynh. Tony is a grad from Boise State University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. He works as an Account Manager. In his free time, he is the face behind Good Guy Health, a website that provides healthy recipes, workouts and inspiration in a very unique and fun way. Investing. If you want to make the… Read More
How-to Turn Your Hobby Into A Business
Everyone rejoice! Gone are the days of working a crappy job, for decent pay, that sucks the life out of you.The internet changed everything. Because of the internet, many people found that they could share their hobbies with the world (reaching millions of people) and even make a little extra dough. We live in a very amazing time of opportunity… Read More
The truth about tax refunds and using it to your advantage
I hate to be the Debbie Downer, really I do, but there is a huge myth that surrounds tax refunds that drives me to the verge of shaving my head Britney style, or tuning into my inner Charlie Sheen…. Winning! This video discusses two things: 1. Why you are receiving a tax refund. (I tried to put this as delicately… Read More
8 Tips To Make Filing Taxes Suck Less & How To Tell If You Will Get A Refund
*This post may contain affiliate links or compensation for sponsored content. This is at no cost to you, but helps me keep this website alive. There are three certainties in life: death, crappy things happening, and taxes. Working in public accounting taught me some really great lessons. I learned that you should never mix business with pleasure on your financial… Read More
Increase Your Happiness And Wealth In 5 Minutes
How are you doing today? Most of the time we hear this question and respond with a mumbled, “fine, and you?” Wouldn’t you like to happily say with confidence “Damn good thanks!” That’s what this post is about. I’m going to teach an easy to implement five minute strategy to increased happiness, inner peace, and contentment. Tip: Contentment = fewer… Read More
Guest Post: Who’s really the broke one?
The author of this post is McKenzie Hansen. McKenzie is a student at Boise State University, where she hopes to pursue a career in the medical field. She works two jobs to support herself through school and is figuring out adulthood one day at a time. She is a fitness competitor, avid gym goer, loves coffee, and has a natural… Read More
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4 Words That Will Haunt Your Future: “If I had only…”
One of the worst feelings is regret. I’m going through a moment of regret right now. All my life I have always wanted to travel the world. I have an entire bucket list of places I want to see and experiences I hope to have. And year after year, I find myself saying, “It’s not the right time. I don’t… Read More








