Life Is Too Short + MORE

Life is too short.

If you don’t know, I babysat on and off again for a family over the past 8 months. I found out yesterday the boy I cared for died. He was seven years old, such a sweet, innocent, happy kid.
I’m still in shock. Honestly, I go from almost crying in front of my office monitor to not quite believing it’s true…

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There are many tips for ways to save money when you are going to buy a car. One relatively unknown idea is to put your car insurance company to work for you. That’s right, put your insurance company to work for you…

Getting out of debt can take years and there are many ways to achieve the same goal. Paying a little bit extra each month will get the job done but in reality, the goal of living debt free is a long ways away. There are alternatives that can speed up the process and get consumers … Continue Reading »

This is a guest post from Catherine at Plunged in Debt, a personal finance blog documenting her and her husband’s journey to debt freedom. She’s also a momma to a sweet baby girl, dental hygienist and self-confessed Twitter addict. In Canada, university =college and college=community college…

Oh I love this time of the year.  It means that we can finally open our windows and let the fresh spring air in.  We can finally get outside and take a walk and we can finally enjoy more than just a few hours of sunshine.  I love spring for so many reasons, but one of the main reasons is because I can clean out my closet, rotate my shoes and get rid of all my unused/unwanted items…

It’s a beautiful morning and I’m in my home office double checking the numbers. What fun! Seriously I’m spending an hour out of my day to make sure my estimated taxes for the first quarter in 2013 are paid for both North Carolina and federal government.
If you haven’t already sent in your payments you have until next week to get them submitted…

Happy Tuesday everyone! I know I ran an infographic last week and I normally only like to post one a month, but I when I saw this one I just had to share it. That, and last week was crazy busy so I did not get a chance to write as much as I would have liked to. Next week is the tax filing deadline and unless you plan on filing for an extension then the time is a comin…

How many Americans would you guess are self-employed? One out of 10? One out of five? It’s actually about one out of three. According to the Freelancers Union, 42 million people identify as independent workers, which includes freelancers as well as consultants, traditional business owners and independent contractors…

Net Worth SUPER DUPER INCREASE since last month Assets:                                 House worth:  $17,000.00 Hubby Car:       $2,000.00 My Car:             $1,600.00 Hubby 401k:     $4,115.80   (+) My IRA:         … Continue reading →The post Net Worth Update March 2013 appeared first on Financial Black Sheep…

I stumbled upon a great infographic recently that I though I would share with everyone. This infographic basically covers basic budgeting and personal finance tips for the recent graduate. While I think the infographic over has some great value for recent grads, there are a few things I don’t necessarily agree with…

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Today’s post is the post that a lot of you have been waiting for. I don’t think a single day goes by without me receiving an e-mail regarding how a person can make money blogging. Sometimes it’s bloggers who e-mail me, but also half the time the e-mails are from readers who do not have a blog but are interested in starting one…

Five Constructive Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund
Club Thrifty – Stop spending. Start living. 
According to the Internal Revenue Service, the average tax return in the U.S. in 2012 was about $2,700.  For most people, 2,700 bucks is a significant amount of money.  And in recent weeks, I’ve seen multiple Facebook posts proclaiming the giant windfall of cash that people were so darn excited to have…