Dear 23 Year Old Me ~Some Financial Advice

Dear 23 Year Old Me, Congratulations! You got your first big-girl job! No more waiting on tables, standing behind a cash register, or substitute teaching. You are a full-fledged teacher with a full-fledged salary ($22,000 looks huge compared to the $5,000 you used to...

Investing Education Update

Early in November I mentioned that I have a goal of learning how to invest. I went out and borrowed 3 books from the library on my quest to an investment education. So far I have learned that reading about investing still puts me to sleep. However, I have made some...

Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps to Financial Freedom

I have been writing this post now for a while and realized that I have not ever posted Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps. Why does he call them Baby Steps? According to his website you learn to “get out of debt the way you learn to walk – one step at a...