My Techniques to Increase my Monthly Student Loan Payment
Finding out my monthly student loan payment was eye opening. I was completely shocked. $1,400/month for JUST my private loans, not even my federal loans. How was I going to afford this?! Especially when my federal loans were out of the grace period, which hasn’t…
My Top 5 Ways to Save Money
I know when I first realized how much student loan debt I actually had, I got angry. Afterwards, I viewed it as a challenge and just wanted to tackle it head on, paying it down as fast as possible. I spent every spare moment I…
My Plan to Pay Off Almost $200K in Student Loans
This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. So, the day finally arrived that I had been anxiously waiting for, my first student loan bill arrived in the mail. I just finished my graduate studies in August and knew…
My Quick and Easy Way to Budget
When I first decided to start budgeting about a year ago, I felt very overwhelmed. I searched through Pinterest and the Internet, and it seemed like such a daunting task. I knew I needed to start budgeting in order to take control of my student…
I Switched to an Organic Diet and Saved Money!
I never thought I would switch to a mostly organic diet, I never thought I could afford it. I mean, organic food is so expensive, right? Its difficult to swing that on a tight budget, and I can just eat the other, cheaper options. I…
My Student Loan Binder
This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. UPDATE: I have made all my student loan binder sheets available for you to download to make your very own student loan binder! Recently I posted about some tips for making…
Why I Closed my Savings Account
This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. I know this sounds crazy. Why would I ever close out my savings account at my bank, that’s just crazy talk. Even the nice man who helped me close my account looked at…