How Many of These Money Mistakes Have You Beat? + MORE

Happy 5th of July!! Are you nice and awake yet?? WILL ALL THESE CAPS HELP YOU OUT? 🙂
Seeing how we all just celebrated an awesome day of freedom yesterday, I thought we’d extend the joyous occasion and congratulate ourselves on even *more* freedoms we’ve since come to enjoy now that we’re paying attention to our money 🙂 The “5th of July Money Freedoms” if you will!
Below you will find a handful of money mistakes inspired by Anna from And Then We Saved, an awesome blog which my sister constantly reads over mine (!!!)…

In his latest Naked With Cash update, participant JW discussed his student loans. Due to his income, which happens to be at a low level, the amount he owes each month to pay back his education loan is zero. How is this possible? He enrolled in a feature for low-income households with certain types of federal loans: the income-based repayment plan…

I finally decided it was time to divide up the weekly giveaway roundup with my own personal weekly roundup. We have 118 giveaways listed on the roundup this week so be sure to head over and get entered!
As for this post, I will write about what we did here at Young Adult Money this week, a few updates from my personal life, and finally a few posts I read this week that I thought were worth sharing…

A few years ago, our daughter received a stuffed animal as a Christmas gift. This animal had a noisemaking mechanism that was activated by a small sensor in one of the animal’s paws.
Anyway, a few days after Christmas, the animal stopped making noise. This rather distressed our daughter, as she had become rather attached to the animal…

College students are often anxious to get internships, especially as graduation approaches. A short stint working for an employer in some capacity that is related to your major can be a be an advantage when it comes time to look for a permanent job after graduation. But there is bad news on unpaid internships…

When it comes to checking your credit reports, it might be worth paying for your credit report to get your credit score. This is because, while you are entitled to a free credit report, you aren’t entitled to a free credit score. While your free credit report can give you an idea of what you look like financially, on paper, it’s not the same as seeing the credit score that lenders will use to determine whether or not they will approve your loan…

When you purchase a DVD or a paperback book, there’s little question you own it.It’s a physical thing in your home. You can hold it in your hands. Definitely yours.But with digital, the ownership question gets a little murkier. E-books and iTunes singles are treated more like long-term, licensed rentals…

New York would be the greatest city in North America if it weren’t for three things: 1) Tough weather for half the year, 2) Never ending crowds, and 3) outrageous prices! I’m currently spending the first week of my four week vacation/blogging research tour in Manhattan and I’m blown away by how much more expensive Manhattan is than San Francisco…

No matter where you are in your career, retirement is likely to be on your mind. Since this generation of workers can no longer expect employers to provide a generous pension and health insurance coverage, it can feel like all retirement decisions are up to us as individuals.
Add in the fact that there are any number of ways that retirement planning can go off the rails — and not all of those ways are within an investor’s control — and it’s clear that we have good reasons to be worried about retirement…

UPDATE – The Capital One 360 Bonus Bonanza is now over.
Capital One 360 wants you to declare your financial independence from bad checking accounts, mortgage fees, and expensive online brokers. They have a very clever Independence Day Sale going on from Monday, July 1st until Wednesday, July 3 at 11:59pm ET…

Hi Everyone! Welcome to this week’s writing wrap up! Don’t forget that we’re giving away $480! Enter today so you have a chance at winning the big bucks.
Grenada/Life Update
The hubs and I have been super laid back and restful this week. Lots of going out to eat, watching an entire season of House, and going to the movies…

We are frugal for a reason. We are trying to maximize our money to buy a quality of life, and that quality looks different for everyone. For some, it means being able to travel the world; for others, they’d like to stay home with their kids. Many would like to know the feeling of owning something outright…

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