I’ve been travel hacking for a few years now and it’s allowed my wife and I to travel while saving hundreds or even thousands on hotels and flights. The more I travel hack the more motivated I get to continue to travel hack. I mean, think about it. People get excited (myself included) when they […]
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Use this Simple Hack to Get the Lowest Price (and cash back!) on Products You Love
This post is partner content written on behalf of Shoptivity. While I was compensated for this post, all opinions are my own. Here at Young Adult Money we like to save money, and we love looking into new tools and hacks to spend less money on products and services we purchase. We are all about […]
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Today I have a guest post from my friend Kristin Wong who writes on sites like LifeHacker and Mental_Floss. She also has her own website, www.thewildwong.com. Enjoy the post – she has great advice for anyone looking to freelance! When I first started my freelancing career, I thought I hit the mother lode. After months […]
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This post is on behalf of Qmee, but all opinions are solely mine Everyone knows I love finding ways to make extra money. My new book is solely focused how to make extra money to pay off debt faster. From entering giveaways to freelance writing, I’ve done a wide variety of things to make extra […]
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This post is brought to you by FICO. I was compensated for this post, but all opinions are my own. As someone who spends a lot of time reading, writing, and researching credit and credit cards, I sometimes forget just how much misinformation there is out there about credit and credit scores. A friend reached […]
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