As you gather necessary tax documents and prepare to start your tax return, it's time to decide how you are going to file. And these days, you have several choices. You can go old school and break out the pencil and paper. You can buy tax … [Read more...]
Your Tax Document Checklist: The No-Stress Guide To Filing Your Taxes, Part 1
January 20, 2012 By 7 Comments
This Website is all about taking confusing, boring topics and presenting them as clearly as possible. And few topics are more confusing and boring than taxes. So whether taxes simply fail to excite you or flat out freak you out, we're going to try … [Read more...]
Time Management for Freelancers: How To Find Extra Hours for Earning More
January 6, 2012 By 18 Comments
Everybody wants to earn more money. And as we've established, often the most straightforward way to do that is to start freelancing in addition to your nine-to-five. Ideally, you can even make that work something you already enjoy---like teaching … [Read more...]
Are You Following Us on Twitter and Facebook?
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you're not following Money Under 30 on Twitter and Facebook, you're missing out on fun conversations and valuable tips, most of which you won't see here on the blog. Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook here now. Here are some … [Read more...]
The Best Inexpensive Christmas Gifts People Will Actually Want to Receive
November 22, 2011 By 6 Comments
What was the best inexpensive holiday gift you’ve ever received? Let's forget the iPhones and diamonds for a second. Was there a gift that didn't cost a lot but made you unbearably happy, not only when you opened it, but for months after that? … [Read more...]
How To Use Social Media To Help—Not Hurt—Your Career
November 14, 2011 By 7 Comments
Note from David: It's been a while since we've talked about career issues on Money Under 30, so we're going to fix that this week. Today, I asked Amber to write about how you can use social networking accounts to help your career. (At the very … [Read more...]
Emergency Funds: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know
October 20, 2011 By
Note from David: Wherever you are on the journey to "getting better with money", the concept of an emergency fund---rainy day savings that will be there for you in case the unthinkable happens---is critical. I know, I know, it's personal finance … [Read more...]
My Experience: Combining Finances With A New Spouse
September 22, 2011 By
I’ve been married for a little over three months now, and, since my new husband and I combined our finances right after getting hitched, we've been learning a lot about what it's like to share bank accounts. We went from completely separate … [Read more...]
Weekend Reading: Turning a Hobby Into Income
September 16, 2011 By
It’s hard to keep up with all the news that may impact your bottom line. Every other week, we gather interesting links with a focus on making the list as relevant, interesting, and quickly-scannable as possible. Simple, smart ways to limit your … [Read more...]
Weekend Reading: Why You Should Take More Breaks
August 26, 2011 By
It's hard to keep up with all the news that may impact your bottom line. So with Amber's help, we're going to resume gathering interesting links with a focus on making the list as relevant, interesting, and quickly-scannable as possible. … [Read more...]
I'm David Weliver. At 26, I had NO savings and NO financial plan. I was maxed out, stressed out, and fed up. Then, I changed. I repaid $80k of debt, tripled my income, and bought a home. I'll show you how to get similar results. 