Christmas has come early for bloggers! My 2014 editorial calendar download was a big hit so I decided to do the same and put together a 2015 editorial calendar in Google Spreadsheets for bloggers. Besides updating the tabs for 2015 I didn’t deviate much from the 2014 version. The 2014 version worked great for me […]
Read More >>Why You Should Pay the Minimum on Student Loans
I think that in almost every situation it makes sense to pay the minimum on student loans. Hear me out before you start firing off a comment about what terrible advice this is. If the goal is to build wealth – and I don’t know many people who don’t have that as a goal – […]
Read More >>Should you cash out your 401k to pay off debt? [Free Calculator Download]
You have thousands of dollars of debt. You have thousands of dollars in your 401k. I think you know where I’m going with this. The questions is: Should you ever cash out your 401k to pay off debt?
Read More >>Stock Analysis Tool Using Google Spreadsheets [Free Download]
This year I’m trying to add more investing-related content as well as more spreadsheet downloads and tools. A few weeks ago I shared a dividend analysis tool. Today I have another investing-related tool that you can download and use. Today’s tool is a stock analysis tool in Google Spreadsheets. It’s fairly easy to track and […]
Read More >>A Better Way to Do the 52-Week Money Challenge
The 52-week challenge is a money-saving challenge where you save $1,378 overthe course of a year. If you’ve already heard about it – or perhaps already started the challenge – awesome! What I want to talk about today is an alternative way to do the challenge. First, I should explain what the original version of […]
Read More >>Free 2014 Editorial Calendar Download for Bloggers
Most bloggers realize quickly how valuable planning ahead can be. Not being able to think of topics and having something unexpected come up that takes up your writing time are just two of the problems that bloggers can run into when they are writing all their posts the night before they are published. The solution? […]
Read More >>How to Organize Coupons Using a Database in Excel [With Download]
My wife and I started to coupon a little over a year ago. In that time we have saved in excess of $1,000 on groceries alone. If you count clothes, toiletries, pet supplies, and food from restaurants we’ve saved much more than $1,000, and that’s just shopping for two people. One problem we ran into […]
Read More >>How to Prepare for a Garage Sale: Garage Sale To-Do List [With Download]
Well folks, it’s garage sale season and we are joining the festivities at the Carlson household. We are just a couple weeks away from our garage sale and have been sharing a few posts on the topic, including 5 tips for a successful garage sale and things to sell at garage sales. Today we want […]
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