Saving money doesn’t have to involve drastically changing how you live. If you are looking to save money, though, there are many habits that can help you save money. Changing a habit isn’t easy, but once you form a new habit it becomes ingrained in your life. In other words, it becomes easier as time […]
Read More >>Make Saving Easy With BoostUp
Here at Young Adult Money we really like to focus on increasing income. The problem is, you can increase your income all you want but if you aren’t consistently saving money you aren’t really making much progress from a financial standpoint. I’ve talked in the past about how my wife and I are planning on […]
Read More >>8 Reasons to Contribute to an HSA
If your health insurance has a Health Savings Account – otherwise known as an HSA – count yourself lucky. There are many reasons to contribute to an HSA, including tax benefits and the fact that it can double as a retirement account. This will be the third year that I contribute the maximum allowable amount […]
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 >>Is Roku a Good Alternative to Cable?
One of the gifts I received for Christmas was a Roku. Some of you may be thinking “what the heck is Roku?” A Roku is a digital media player that allows you to access internet streamed video services through your television. It’s essentially a box you hook up to your TV that has ‘channels’ you […]
Read More >>5 Ways to “Get” Money this Holiday Season
Spending money during the holiday season is inevitable – even if you are young and broke. The season of giving brings extra expenses that are hard to avoid. While spending money may not be ideal if you are on a tight budget, there are ways that you can save a significant amount of money that […]
Read More >>5 Frugal Ways to Celebrate the Holidays
Well folks, we are into the Holiday season with Thanksgiving coming up and Christmas and all the other holidays right around the corner. While most of us will probably feel overwhelmed by the massive advertising efforts retailers push during the next month and a half and the strain Christmas gifts can put on our budget, […]
Read More >>How Eating Healthy Can Reduce Your Grocery Bill and Save You Money
The following is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting, please contact us for details. As someone who likes to be as frugal as possible, I’m always hunting out ways I can save a few bucks here and there. It may look like I’m pinching pennies, but I strive to avoid being […]
Read More >>5 Sources of Free Entertainment on the Internet
If you haven’t noticed, I’m all about saving money. As a blogger who spends hours upon hours on the internet writing, commenting, researching, and interacting on social media, you probably won’t be surprised when I say that the internet also has helped me save (and make) lots of money. Today I specifically want to talk […]
Read More >>3 (More) Ways My Wife and I Save Money
Over a year ago I shared 3 Ways My Wife and I Save Money. Since then we’ve published many posts about various ways to save money. Today I want to share three more ways my wife and I save money. In the first post about how we save money I talked about couponing, getting DVDs […]
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