Destroying My Credit and Hurting Future Melanie
I’ve been nostalgic lately, thinking about my past, my upbringing, and some of the wonderful financial decisions I made when I was a teenager. I’ve … Read more
Blog Growth Strategies – Our Fifth Month Blogging
Blog Growth Strategies for our Fifth Month Readership Wow our readership exploded in month five! But only for a day really haha. We ended the … Read more
The Most Valuable Lesson My Mom Taught Me About Money
I read a blog post once, a long time ago, on a blog now lost to that space on the internet where blogs go to … Read more
How I Learned About Taxes – The Hard Way
In a previous post, I described my lower-middle-class upbringing. I mentioned that my parents were terrible at saving money and that we, myself and my … Read more
From Lower Middle Class to Financially Literate
Sometimes people see a personal finance blogger striving for financial independence and think that we must have grown up with well-off or financially savvy parents. … Read more
Cosigning my life away
Today I’m writing a cautionary tale for all my readers (because it’s too late for me!). As you know from reading about the Worst Financial … Read more
10 Hidden Costs of Buying a House
Houses are expensive! According to Fool, the median home price in the United States is nearly $400,000! (Median is a better number to use than … Read more
Pay Yourself First
“Pay yourself first” is one of the first pieces of advice you will hear here from pretty much any financial advisor or finance blogger. It … Read more
Blog Growth Strategies – Our Fourth Month!!
Blog Growth Strategies for our Fourth Month Readership This fourth month was Partner’s in Fire’s first month with a decrease in readership. According to Google … Read more
Realized VS Unrealized Gains and Losses
Realized vs. Unrealized Gains and Losses The stock market is freaking nuts! The Dow is up; now it’s down, now it’s the highest it’s ever … Read more