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New HSA & FSA Eligible Expenses | Healthcare Items to Buy Right Now

The CARES Act that was passed into law in March 2020 didn’t just approve stimulus payments, it approved a slew of new HSA and FSA eligible expenses that you can and should take advantage of.  I’ve made a list of the top 10 items everyone should be getting and where to get them. Don't forget to click the subscribe button at the bottom right corner of the video and you’ll get more videos every week helping you save money and spend smarter. Why You Should Use Your HSA or FSA Right Now Why am I telling you to buy stuff…

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How To Find What You Value To Make Smarter Spending Decisions

How to Find What You Value to Make Smarter Spending Decisions

When you figure out what you value you can stop spending money on stuff you don’t need and free yourself from guilt when you spend on the things you value.  Today I’m showing you how to find what you value so you can start to make better spending decisions. You may have heard of the phrase, “start with why.” It was coined by Simon Sinek. It’s aimed at business owners and leaders and the basic concept is:   “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” As a result, we now we hear a lot about determining your…

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How To Use Up Food In Your Pantry To Save Money On Groceries

How to Use Up Food in Your Pantry to Save Money on Groceries

Whether you need to save money on groceries fast or your pantry is overloaded and you’re a little overwhelmed with the thought of cleaning it out. Today I’m sharing six tips for clearing out your pantry to lower your grocery bill, especially if your cupboards look like a mini-episode of Hoarders. I got this question from one of my newsletter subscribers so if you want your questions answered, join my weekly newsletter. You’ll get a free guided 7-day no spend challenge and you can email me whenever you want! At the end, I’m gonna give you a real-life example from…

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7 Simple Ways to Save Money on Travel

Whether you’re traveling to see family or skipping out for a much-needed vacation, keep these tips in mind to save on travel to wherever you’re going. While I'm winding down my travel, holidays are coming up and it's the time everyone else starts thinking about their travel plans. To see family or get far away from them. When the holidays are vying for all the extra dollars in your budget, saving on travel is top priority. And these tips can be useful for holiday or summer travel so pin it for later and make frugality a habit in all your…

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14 Times Drake Was Basically Telling You: “You Can Do This!”

In this journey to pay off debt we could all use a little extra motivation. And I could totally throw you a bunch of Tony Robbins quotes (which I admittedly do on my Instagram) but there's someone else who just gets it. Drake. He's not only my music of choice at the gym (other than Despacito) but also a wise sensei with some nuggets of sage wisdom that are directly applicable to millennials paying off debt or saving for a house. So from the mouth of the man who popularized the term YOLO, comes some of the greatest motivational quotes…

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How The Aspiring Minimalist Can Modify The KonMari Method

Have you been sitting in your house wondering where all this stuff came from? If you’re like me it didn’t come all at once, it crept up slowly over years. A new apartment brought new furniture, new marriage brought knickknacks and kitchen gadgets, and new jobs and events brought logo tees I swore I was only going to "wear around the house." Did you know that the average home size in America has increased by over 1,000 square feet since 1973!? And the average family size has decreased so we should have so much more room for activities! Yet we…

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Pay Off Debt Or Invest

Which Should I do First, Pay Off Student Loans or Invest?

One of the many debates personal finance nerds love to talk about is whether to pay off student loans or invest? We go back and forth. Invest or pay off debt? Pay off debt or invest? Do both maybe? IDK. I used to have a hard stance on this one but I've loosened it in resent years. But I will tell you my personal opinion: I think you should pay off your student loans before you get a big head about investing for retirement. There, I said it. It’s how I feel, it’s the truth I lived, and here’s why:…

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Budget Girl

Debt Free Stories: My Interview With YouTube’s Budget Girl!

Today I’m excited to share with you Sarah Wilson, aka Budget Girl’s debt free story! She’s an awesome millennial woman who paid off over $32K of debt on her own in three years. And along the way has built a community of 59,000 subscribers on YouTube! Sarah started her journey in 2014 making $26K as a journalist. Over three years she side hustled, lived frugally and made moves in her career to pay off her debt faster. Sarah’s story will empower you in whatever situation you’re in to suit up and attack your debt. Her YouTube channel is also a…

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9 Unusual Ways I Use Rakuten to Get Cash-Back

I’ve never been one to get caught up with sales and gimmicks to get you to buy things you don’t need. I choose my savings methods carefully to get the most bang for my buck. That's why I love sites like Rakuten (also known as Ebates) that offer simple rebates based on where you shop instead of what you buy. The best part about Rakuten is that it's not just retail stores like Macy's and Kohls doling out these rebates. Stores I regularly shop are on there too and there's virtually no extra effort on my part to save a few…

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Start Meal Planning

How to Start Meal Planning When You Have No Clue Where to Start

It used to be, when we made our budget at the end of the month, groceries and restaurants were always the highest of our discretionary expenses. Like, embarrassingly highest. Now they're still a bulk of our spending but not nearly what they were. And that's thanks to meal planning.  When we were paying off our student loans, putting all of my salary and then some toward debt, we got our grocery budget to an impressive $50 per week and spent less than $100 on eating out for the month. That's because I was strategic in meal planning. How to Start…

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