I recently read an article on CNN Money that pulled data from a Harvard University study on housing. It stated that 11 million Americans were now spending at least half of their income on rent, and 21.3 million were spending at least 30% of their income on rent. Most personal finance
Continue readingNet Worth Update – June 2016
So now that I’ve completely paid off my student loans, what else is there to track other than my monthly budgets? Time to track my progress in the opposite direction of course! I’ve been excited to share this progress with everyone since I started this blog, but the student loans
Continue readingUpdated Republic Wireless Review
I wrote a review about Republic Wireless back in April of last year when they essentially had two simple plans. Since then, a lot has changed and I decided it was time to update my review. I’ve been with Republic Wireless since December of 2013 now and I plan on sticking with
Continue readingMay 2016 Budget Review
I’m continuing the low spending trend far into 2016, this is now the fifth month in a row that I’ve been under budget. I had a few unexpected expenses this month, but the low spending across the majority of categories countered that once again. In fact, the only category that I
Continue readingRetirement Accounts Update – Mid 2016
Time to share how I’m doing on the savings side of personal finance, specifically my retirement accounts. I last shared an update back in January based on the account balances that I had at the end of December. With my student loans finally being paid off, saving has now become my personal
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