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Budgeting while Paying Off Student Loans

Below is a time block of how I budgeted during the time I paid off my student loans. I used the FREE budgeting software Everydollar. This was the most “on top of it” I had ever been with my money and it helped me reach my goal much faster. Here’s a typical month activity fromContinue reading “Budgeting while Paying Off Student Loans”

Paying Off My Student Loans

Real Housewives is in the background while I log onto greatlakes.com. I’m laying in my bed with a bottle of water and ramen noodles on the nightstand. My computer is at 20% but I’m sure my charger is arms length away. I’m signing in like I’ve been doing every 14 days for 5 years (giveContinue reading “Paying Off My Student Loans”

I Almost Bought a Home

Home buying is stressful AF. When I returned home from New York (after getting laid off) I finally found a job. My sisters best friend let me know about a down payment program by Well’s Fargo where they were giving away 20k in down payment assistance to first time homebuyers. The only caveat was thatContinue reading “I Almost Bought a Home”