Most people know that the student loan burden in the United States is currently at an all time high as the total outstanding debt slowly approaches $1.3 trillion, but most people are not sure of how exactly do we fix this problem. With all of this being outstanding debt, I’m
Continue readingRevisiting Gas Credit Cards
I wrote a post a while back on the effectiveness of gas credit cards and wanted to revisit that topic. Gas prices plummeting in recent months and when you get a percent cash back, the actual dollars become less and less as the price goes down. When I initially wrote that
Continue readingDecember 2014 Budget Review
Happy New Year everyone! Hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and was able to enjoy some time off with friends and family. I’m coming into 2015 feeling refreshed, and looking to build on the momentum that started in 2014. Unfortunately the weather has been trying to slow me down
Continue readingStudent Loan Progress – December 2014
The end of 2014 sure did come quickly, didn’t it? At least for me it really feels like we rushed into Christmas and now it is basically the New Year. I made my last student loan payment for the year right before Christmas, and while it wasn’t really an early
Continue readingEnd of 2014 – Retirement Accounts Update
The year is coming to a close, and it’s a good time to review and check out how my retirement accounts have been doing these past six months. The last update I gave was in the middle of 2014 and these accounts are also a big part of why I
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