Now What?

What have we been doing?
Since becoming debt free earlier this month, I needed a break from thinking about money and budgets…and blogs. But because it feels so great to be debt free and I want all of you to feel the same way, I’m back to the blog. Don’t worry, I’m back to the other [...]

People You Should Know - Larry Winget

Let me warn you, “It’s about to get ugly.”
That is a quote taken from the self-proclaimed “Pitbull of Personal Development” ®. Winget is brutal. He raw. He’s entertaining. He’s in your face. But most importantly, he’s right.
He won’t listen to your sorry excuses for why you don’t have any money, why you don’t have a [...]

People You Should Know - Alan Zimmerman

There’s nothing that frustrates me more than hearing people say:
I can’t do that!
I’ll always work in this low paying job.
There are no good jobs out there.
I’ll never have any money.
I won’t be happy until…
What a horrible day!
Every morning you wake up is a blessing and I encourage you to treat it as such. To quote [...]

Have a Story To Tell?

I’ve been pretty open about my financial story for the sole reason of getting others inspired to take ownership of their financial lives. But there are more stories out there.
If you have an interest of sharing your financial story or “lightbulb moment” when you realized debt was dumb, leave me a comment or email [...]

People You Should Know - Amy Dacyczyn

I’m sad to tell you that I’ve wasted my 15 minutes of fame on dryer sheets. I remember my father telling me, “That’s great, Heidi. I hope my own 15 minutes of fame has to do with something a bit more substantial than dryer sheets.”
Awhile back I was mentioned on MSNBC for my money-saving tip [...]