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18 Goals For 2018 – Mid-Year Update

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At the beginning of this year my wife and I made 18 goals for 2018.  These aren’t resolutions, these are goals.  These are actionable items related to all aspects of our lives.  It is incredibly important to us to always be working towards something.  Getting out of debt was the first big goal we had …

How To Stream Movies For Free – Hoopla Digital App Review

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When getting out of debt we need to look at all areas of your finances to try and save money.  Cutting cable is an obvious answer as it can save you a couple thousand dollars a year.  So, what do you replace it with?  Well, Netflix and Hulu are options but still involve a monthly …

How To Start an Etsy Shop Podcast Appearance and Guest Post

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Recently, I have made both a Podcast appearance and written a guest post about how to start an Etsy shop.  In my opinion, Etsy is a less discussed side hustle compared to selling on eBay or Amazon.  It isn’t for everyone, but I have really enjoyed putting together a shop in a short amount of …

How To Get Your Debt Payoff Back On Track

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We’ve all been there.  We were fired up about paying off our debt and then “life happened”.  Maybe you even started to see some change in your finances but it just isn’t enough to keep you motivated.  Well, this is a common occurrence and expected, but you owe it to yourself to keep pushing.  So, …

Read One Book This Month – Personal Challenge

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Each month I set a personal challenge.  The idea is to force myself to do something quicker than I would have otherwise.  Most of the goals I have set since starting this have had a positive impact on my life.  The others just haven’t stuck, but it never hurts to try, right?  Therefore, my goal …

Dream Big: If You Can’t Dream It, You Can’t Achieve It

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Our natural tendency is that we limit ourselves to what we see in front of us.  We go day by day, not making any adjustments, just accepting our current reality.  We often dream about change or success but not in the way we should.  If there is one thing I have learned after paying off …

Why Is My Student Loan Balance Increasing?

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I’ve increasingly seen stories of people who have been making monthly payments on their student loans and their resulting balance goes up and not down.  How does that even happen?  Well, there are a few different reasons but the bigger concern is how detrimental it can be to your financial future.  If this is happening …

You Can Be the Person You Want To Be

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How many times have we said, “oh, I wish I was X”, “I’m just not Y” or “I wish I was better with Z”?  And how often after saying that we went right back to doing the same things that we always do only to get the same results?  So why don’t we make a …

Dedicate 1 Hour A Day To The Blog

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You might have noticed that I just don’t publish as much anymore as I use to.  Getting one blog post out a month has been a challenge.  When I started the blog, I had no clue what I was getting into.  I had an idea but sometimes you just don’t know until you do something.  …

Develop Passive Income On Etsy With Digital Downloads

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I have recently ventured out to create a new side hustle.  About four weeks ago I created a shop named Modern Printable Shop on Etsy selling printables related to finance and habit tracking.  The shop is a work in progress but there is a legit opportunity to make money on the side and even full …