Case study: Analyzing an average person’s budget and investments
Here’s a new thing for me: Yesterday, I met with a friend to give her financial advice. Believe it or not, in the twelve years since I started Get Rich Slowly, nobody has ever asked me to sit down with...
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The best way to spend less? Cut back on the big stuff!
You don’t need a high income to achieve Financial Independence. Making more money helps, sure, but if you’re diligent about cutting costs, it’s possible to reach financial freedom on even an average...
View ArticleAdvice for a young adult learning to manage money
Note: Today’s post is a little different. It’s a letter to a young friend, who asked to remain anonymous. She’s 21 and just landed her first job. Now that she’s bringing home a regular income, she...
View ArticleQuick money wins to help you feel more in control of your finances
This is a guest post from former GRS staff writer Kristin Wong. Kristin just released her first book, Get Money!, which J.D. thinks is pretty darned good. I cringe when I remember learning to drive. At...
View ArticleApril 2018 spending update: Did moving to the suburbs save me money?
When Kim and I moved last summer from our riverfront condo to this country cottage on the outskirts of Portland, one of my primary aims was to slash our spending on both housing and food. Although we...
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“How much house can I afford?”
“How much house can I afford?” Answering this question correctly is one of the keys to building a happy, wealthy life. Unfortunately, there’s a vast housing industry in the U.S. that’s geared toward...
View ArticleBest Budgeting Apps of 2018
YNAB: You Need a Budget Review If you're ready to account for where every cent of your money goes, You Need a Budget could work for you. The app is based on the premise of “giving every dollar a job,”...
View ArticleGRS Theater: Your Thrift Habits — Budgeting tips from 1948
Long-time readers know that I love old instructional films — the kind of thing we older folks used to watch in high school. (“Play it backwards!”) Because the previous owners of Get Rich Slowly...
View ArticleAsk the readers: How do we start over?
As relationship month continues at Get Rich Slowly, I'm getting lots of questions from readers about how to handle money when other people are involved. It's a difficult subject! For instance, here's...
View ArticleHow one young couple budgets and plans for the future
This month's theme at Get Rich Slowly is relationships. All month long, we're focusing on how money affects our interactions with family and friends — and how family and friends affect our interactions...
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