September 2014

Challenge #3 Complete: Saving $50/mo on Cable!

September 29, 2014

[This is part 3 of our 3-part series on how to save money with your cable, phone, and internet bills (while also FAILING at the same time). You can find part #1 here and part #2 here.] So I totally forgot to share the results with y’all last month on our cable bill stuff. Truth be told, I got all TV hacking tired out so […]

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Would You Have Done It?

September 26, 2014

Happy Friday, y’all! You ready to make that cash today? You still rockin’ The Craigslist Rule with me? I’m excited to say I’ve sold my very first item from our house this week (I went w/ the backpack) and now the proud owner of a whopping $12 bucks! Haha… Watch out everybody, I’m stealing all your monies! As sexy as all that may sound, however, the […]

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Sober and Ready to Talk Money :)

September 24, 2014

I’m back! Did you miss me? Do you want some more of Matt Becker? Did you even know I was gone? I didn’t know where I was half the time myself over the weekend so no hard feelings either way :) But what I do know is that I’m back in action and sober now, and ready to get down to business… The business of […]

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How to Be Invincible

September 22, 2014

[Yours truly is still hungover gathering his marbles from this weekend’s financial nerdfest, so please enjoy a great article today by my blogging friend Matt Becker of Mom and Dad Money. And by “killer,” I mean the opposite of that since, ahem, this post is all about being invincible. Take it away, Matt!] How would you like to be invincible? Okay, maybe not truly invincible […]

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Hey New Orleans? I’m Baaaaaaaack!

September 19, 2014

Good mornin’ my money hustlers! What’s shakin’? Where you be at? Where your money be at? I’m coming to you straight outta NOLA this morning, and in case you couldn’t tell I have an extra hop in my skip :) I’m attending our 4th annual personal finance blogger conference (FINCON) and I’m finally surrounded by people who not only *enjoy* talking about blog stuff 24/7, […]

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“I Sock Away a Minimum of $6,000 a Year From Change”

September 17, 2014

Remember my announcement last week of our new Challenge Everything Savings account? Well, this is proof right here of how POWERFUL this idea can be if you really apply yourself. And it doesn’t require any major change to your normal routine either! [In fact, this $6k doesn’t even include any expense savings money which is the core of what we’ll be personally stashing ourselves. Meaning […]

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Happy “Free Money Day!”

September 15, 2014

So something funny happened yesterday as I was doing a little work. I was in search of a Flickr photo relating to kids and money for an upcoming Rockstar Finance post, and amidst my scanning I see this pic featured above of these signs promoting “Free Money Day.” Initially I just kept going and tried not getting sucked into the black hole that is the […]

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New Rule: List One Thing a Week on Craigslist!

September 12, 2014

I’m pretty excited about this one today :) I’ve been all about the “missions” lately on this blog and in my life, and while some fade away faster than a scalded dog, others stick around for the long haul and become absolute game changers. And I’m hoping/praying/anticipating this will be one of them! If there’s two things I’ve really wanted to conquer lately, it’s owning […]

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How I Make Money Online…

September 10, 2014

Last week we ran our (tri) annual “Ask J. Money Anything Day,” and 50+ questions later my fingers fell off and we called it a day. I answered everything from blogging, to budgeting, to mortgages, retirement, money mistakes, career, and even what the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow is ;) It was a ton of fun, and if you find yourself bored anytime pop […]

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It’s Life Insurance Month! Don’t Click Away!

September 9, 2014

Ah yes… September. The air is cooling, the leaves are coloring, NFL Football is back (way to start the season off right, ‘Skins! #NOT), and most importantly – It’s LIFE INSURANCE AWARENESS MONTH!!! OMG! CGW! (Crowd goes wild) OTM! (over the moon) TGIS! (thank goodness it’s September) I know I know, you waited all year for this month to come and now that it’s here […]

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The New “Challenge Everything” Savings Account!

September 8, 2014

It’s funny that out of all the days to open a new account I choose today – right after my thesis on condensing bank accounts – but I’ve stumbled onto a great way to kick this “challenge everything” mission into higher gear, and I think the benefits will far out shadow the rule break :) If you recall, one of the main areas we’ve been […]

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Where All My Bank Accounts Are

September 5, 2014

Have you ever stopped and counted where all your financial accounts are? Could you list them out on a sheet of paper if needed? (PS: A pop quiz is coming at the end of this ;)) I was reading this article on simplifying your money, and in it they asked four simple questions: How many credit cards do you have? How many bank accounts do […]

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Side Hustle Series #52: I’m A Lyft and Uber Driver (My Uber & Lyft Reviews)

September 3, 2014

[Fellow blogger Harry Campbell shares what it’s like to be a Lyft and Uber driver today – including how much it pays. Sounds kinda legit!] I’ve always been good at making money. But not just any kind of money, I seem to attract jobs that pay well, are laid back and don’t require a whole lot of work. That should sound like the perfect recipe […]

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Net Worth Update: $458,924.81 [+$13,000]

September 1, 2014

Happy Labor Day, friends! Hope y’all are getting into some good stuff today :) I will be too shortly, but first had to run the ol’ net worth numbers of course and see how the month ended. And boy did those markets rally! A $13k gain for us without lifting a finger. Talk about the power of investing! I’ve also got a call set up […]