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Your REAL Hourly Wage Will Shock You

How to calculate your real hourly wage and what that means for where you choose to spend your time and your money.

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Paying Off My Federal Student Loans Feels Soooooo Good!

I just got my official “you no longer owe us money” letter in the mail from the Federal Government. I’m so happy I think I’ll frame it What was once a $15,000 loan? Gone. That’s huge. Now that I’ve dumped my federal student loans, my goal of becoming debt-free by the end of 2013 doesn’t seem so [...]

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I Paid Off My Debt with My Emergency Fund + iPad Mini Giveaway

My reasoning behind why I used my emergency fund to pay down my debt, a new debt management app and a change to win an iPad Mini.

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The 32-Point Money Checklist Every Teen Needs to Complete Before Going to College

A list of the 32 essential financial “to-dos” that every teenager needs to check off before going to college.

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My Super Nerdy Award-Winning Poetry: Ode to the Roth IRA

My award-winning poem about why you should open a Roth IRA today.