First Step: Track your Spending

First Step: Track your Spending

Welcome to the first post in my Basic Budgeting series. Throughout this series I’ll be talking about common spending habits, how to build an effective budget, and discuss tips on staying focused toward your goals. If you have any suggestions or questions about this, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment! In this first segment, we’ll be talking about spending. “Wait, I thought we were trying to SAVE money?” you might ask. Well, here’s the best part – if you…

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Consistency is Everything

Consistency is Everything

If there’s one thing this blog has not been, it’s consistent. That needs to change. The only way to improve a skill is to remain consistent. Exercising, dieting, writing, honing a craft – everything we do every single day comes down to being consistent. I have been working up some new ideas for bringing this blog back to life. My focus for now is not to try to create anything ground breaking or overly complicated. Rather, my goal is to…

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Bring on the New Year!

Bring on the New Year!

2019 is underway – hopefully you had a wonderful time celebrating in your own memorable way. A new year brings many exciting possibilities, but we must also remember to maintain focus on our own goals and desires. This holds true for your more traditional resolutions, as well as your finances. Take a moment to reflect on 2018 and think about what you want to achieve for 2019. Building Blocks to Success We all hear about the common resolutions – stick…

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Cryptocurrency Primer – What is it?

Cryptocurrency Primer – What is it?

Cryptocurrency – Reshaping Currency in the Internet Age This has been a crazy year for cryptocurrency. You are probably hearing about it pretty much everywhere – the news, coworkers, friends, maybe even your family. What exactly is cryptocurrency though? How can you get involved? Is it even a good thing? We’ll get into all of this and more in a series of articles I’m working on related to cryptocurrencies. For now, let’s go over the basics. What is a cryptocurrency,…

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What is Project Fi? A Quick Intro

What is Project Fi? A Quick Intro

Project Fi – Google’s Niche Phone Service Introducing Project Fi. Boy, Google certainly likes their projects. Launched on April 22, 2015, Project Fi (non-affiliate link at the end) aspires to be an affordable alternative to your cellular plan, initially as an invite-only service for the Nexus 6 smartphone. It’s goal is to offer a pay-as-you-go data service, unlimited calls and texting, seamless data coverage, and a variety of other features. Let’s go over some of the key features of Project…

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