Category: Finance

• Ways to Save Money for a Major Purchase

  My daughter turns 16 in three months.  She will have her learners permit at that time.  OMG.  I am way too young to have a daughter who is about to start driving people!  I mean come on now! How and when did this happen??? With that said, my daughter informs me that I need to…

  Jacqui S

  September 21, 2016

  Challenge Yourself, Co-Parenting, Extra Income, Finance, Mom, Saving Money, Single Mom, Uncategorized

  Bring Breakfast from Home, Bring Lunch from Home, Earning Money, family, Finance, Finances, Money Challenge, Saving, Saving Money, Teen Driver, Teenage Driver, Teenager, Teenager Car

• 7 Financial Causes of Stress in America

  

  I read an article on MSN about what the #1 cause of financial stress in every state was. As with most of these types of articles, i.e. “the most searched item online in each state”, I assumed it was going to be a fluff article. This one for the most part, showed legitimate concerns.  The…

  Jacqui S

  August 24, 2016

  Challenge Yourself, Change, Emergency, Employment, Extra Income, Finance, Happiness, Lifestyle, Retirement, Uncategorized, United States, Vacation, Work

  Education Costs, family, Financial Stress, happy, life decisions, lifestyle, Nicer Lifestyle, Paying of Debt, Paying Rent, Retirement, Second Income, Unable to Retire, Underemployed

• 11 Ways to Earn Extra Money to Make Your Plans and Meet Your Goals

  “I have plans.” “I have goals.” “I want to do this/that.” Do you hear yourself saying that a lot?  I hear myself saying it EVERY SINGLE DAY. Here is what my plans/goals are: Start my freelance writing business Start my freelance editing business Get my eCommerce business back off the ground Write multiple books for…

  Jacqui S

  June 27, 2016

  Extra Income, Finance, Happiness, Lifestyle, Travel, Vacation

  debt free, happy, life goals, lifestyle, living debt free, making plans, Paying off Bills, road trip, travel, vacations, wanderlust

• Single Mom and a Short Sale

  I mentioned in a previous post here that I recently moved from Delaware to Pennsylvania. I had a home that I was paying a mortgage on and had to take care of that before I moved. I knew I couldn’t sell the home. I had lost WAY too much money on it.  I bought the…

  Jacqui S

  June 23, 2016

  Finance, Single Mom

  Deed in Lieu, family, Finance, Finances, Financial, Foreclosure, home, Home Owner, life decisions, Short Sale