Personal Stories

by Vicky Monroe

How I Almost Got Scammed Last week, I almost got phished. Scammers are getting more sophisticated in the ways they try to steal your identity and... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

Learning How to Talk About Money When You’ve Always Lived Alone Yesterday, I wrote about how bills are split in blended families. In that post, I mentioned that I’ve always lived... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How Cleaning and Organizing Saves Me Money It’s safe to say that most people don’t enjoy cleaning, myself included. But decluttering and organizing your home c... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How Working From Home Saves Me Money According to FlexJobs, you can save $4,000 per year by switching from an in-person job to a remote position. When you te... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

10 Ways Depression Impacted My Finances Yesterday, I shared with you 10 mental health benefits of saving money. As I mentioned in that post, I have a Masters de... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

The Strangest I’ve Done to Save Money I recently participated in the FIRE Insights Survey over on Accidentally Retired. One of the questions was about the wei... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Why My Fiancé and I Combined Our Finances Traditionally, couples combined their finances when they got engaged or married. My fiancé and I decided to go the conv... read the story

by Jenny Smedra

5 Ways Procrastination Can Save You Money I will be the first to admit that procrastination is one of my worst vices. As a student, I would put off big assignment... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How I Save Money With a Home Gym Working out and staying active is one of the best things you can do for your health. Exercising regularly can help reduc... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

Small Business Growth: Pauses and Transitions I’ve worked as a freelance writer / author for well over a decade. However, I’m currently in the process of ... read the story