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  • Teachable Creator Challenge: One Month Update and My Upcoming Course

    Teachable Creator Challenge: One Month Update and My Upcoming Course

    Just over one month ago, I wrote about the course-hosting site Teachable was getting ready to kick-off their first ever Creator Challenge. If you’ll recall, this three-month promotion not only promised a great community as well as a few fun prizes but also features special Q&A sessions with top Teachable course creators. Now, with the first…

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  • Teachable Creator Challenge: Why It’s the Perfect Time to Build Your Course

    Teachable Creator Challenge: Why It’s the Perfect Time to Build Your Course

    The Internet truly is an amazing place. While we may take it for granted sometimes, the access and connection it brings us is kind of mind-boggling when you stop to think about it. Perhaps one of the most incredible aspects of today’s online world is that you can learn just about anything right from your…

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  • My Personal Personal Finance Blogging Philosophies

    My Personal Personal Finance Blogging Philosophies

    Next month will mark two years since I first started this site. During my time running a personal finance blog, there’s no doubt that I’ve learned a lot about personal finance and blogging. Now, as I reflect on the past two years, I’ve also been thinking a lot about my philosophies on both of those…

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  • Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: January 2019

    Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: January 2019

    Aptly titled my Personal Finance Blogging Income Report Roundup, this time around I’ll be looking at reports published for January 2019 (yup, we’re doing a bit of catch-up here). In each case, I’ve broken down their income into four basic categories: affiliate income, sponsorships, courses and/or products, and site ad revenue.

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  • Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: 2018 Lessons and 2019 Plans

    Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: 2018 Lessons and 2019 Plans

    For the past four months now, I’ve been gathering a few of the income reports that various personal finance bloggers release for what I’ve so cleverly called my Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup. However, with 2018 coming to a close, I thought I do something a little bit different this month. Instead of looking specifically…

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  • Why Do So Many Blogs Disappear? 5 Tips For Avoiding the Same Fate

    Why Do So Many Blogs Disappear? 5 Tips For Avoiding the Same Fate

    Have you ever come across an awesome blog post, excitedly decided to follow the site on social media… and then watched as no new content was ever posted again? Sadly, this type of thing happens to me all of the time as there are several blogs I’ve added to my RSS feed list this year…

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  • Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: October 2018

    Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: October 2018

    Having come across several personal finance blogger income reports since starting this site, a few months ago I launched a new feature compiling some of these reports and adding what lessons I took away from them. Aptly titled my Personal Finance Blogging Income Report Roundup, this time around I’ll be looking at reports published for October 2018…

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  • Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: September 2018

    Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: September 2018

    Having come across several personal finance blogger income reports since starting this site, a few months ago I launched a new feature compiling some of these reports and adding what lessons I took away from them. Aptly titled my Personal Finance Blogging Income Report Roundup, this time around I’ll be looking at reports published for…

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  • When is it Time to Update Your Book?

    When is it Time to Update Your Book?

    There’s a certain sense of finality that comes over you when you hold a physical, printed book in your hands. After all, so many great works can sit in the halls of a famed library for centuries, carefully preserved so that future generations may read the text as it was transcribed so many years beforehand.…

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  • The 5 Biggest Things I Learned at #FinCon18

    The 5 Biggest Things I Learned at #FinCon18

    Well, that was fast. Somehow #FinCon18 has already come and gone — and boy what a few days it was. Not only did I manage to make it to nine of the 10 sessions I wanted to attend but also got to sit on some great keynotes, be introduced to several interesting products and services,…

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  • Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: August 2018

    Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: August 2018

    Having come across several personal finance blogger income reports since starting this site, a few months ago I launched a new feature compiling some of these reports and adding what lessons I took away from them. Aptly titled my Personal Finance Blogging Income Report Roundup, this time around I’ll be looking at reports published for…

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  • Countdown to #FinCon18: My 10 Most Anticipated Presentations

    Countdown to #FinCon18: My 10 Most Anticipated Presentations

    Four weeks ago, I talked about how I was preparing for this year’s FinCon expo in Orlando, Florida. Then two weeks ago, I highlighted what elements of the conference I was most looking forward to. Now, with 13 measly days left until kick-off, it’s time to get down to business and look even closer at…

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My Wife Just Discovered the Magic of Bank Bonuses
One of the reasons why my wife and I have enjoyed such a successful marriage is that we were quick to get on the same page about money. However, while we agree on how we spend and save our money, when it comes to credit card rewards, my wife's been more apprehensive than me. It's...
The Internet is Going Wild for This Lucrative Offer from Paze
You may not have heard of Paze — but there's a good reason why you'll want to familiarize yourself with it now. This week, the digital wallet (which comes from the same company behind Zelle) launched an offer that could be worth $100 or more. Currently, when customers use Paze to pay at qualifying online...
Travel Tuesday: When is the Best Time to Book a Hotel Room?
I don't know about you, but for me, one of the most stressful parts of booking a trip is finding the right time to make my purchase. While part of me wants to lock my plans in as I make them, another part of me knows that being a bit more strategic can yield good...
How Chase Just Got Me to Keep My Sapphire Preferred Card
A couple of weeks ago, my wife received replacement cards for our Chase Sapphire Preferred in the mail. This served as our reminder that, if we did want to downgrade the card as we'd been talking about for years, now would be the time. See, I'd convinced her to get the card while it was...