I quit my job (again). There, I said it. My last day at my old full-time job was the Friday before the super bowl. I’ve kept things (mostly) quiet because I wasn’t quite sure what my next move was. And because I made a big deal out of quitting entrepreneurship two years ago and […]
Personally, sometimes I feel like the “National (X) Day” stuff is getting out of hand. But then I found out National Freelancer’s Day is June 20th and I thought, “Finally! A holiday I can get behind.” One of the biggest issues for freelancers everywhere is getting paid on time (or, you know, at all…) I […]
I just made $111 dollars for 3 hours of work. I was fed a sandwich, a cookie, and even given coffee to perk me up. What was I doing? I was participating in a mock jury. I can’t tell you what we talked about, but what I can say is that it was engaging, stimulating, […]
With so many apps available for a wide range of talents and customer demands, I’ve put together this list of the 13 top gig economy jobs: some I’ve used, and others have been well reviewed by reputable web outlets as some of the better jobs that could potentially earn FBL readers fast income. Maybe you’re paying […]
We could all use the extra money, and in the world that we live in, there truly is an app for everything. After putting together a list of apps that can save money, it felt important to list the apps that can help earn it, too. So, here is a list of the top […]
I’ve been blogging about personal finance for seven years now (since 2012) and – easily – the questions I get most are “how do you make money blogging?” and “I’m thinking about starting a blog, any advice?” So for those of you who want to be masters of your own economy, here’s a quick […]
Side Hustles are one of my favorite methods of making extra money, and I love encouraging my readers to start up a side hustle or grow a side business. But side hustles start from scratch. 99.9% of “side gigs” have to be actively managed (and grown!) “on the side” – often on top of full-time […]
Blogging is a rewarding experience. It can even lead to financial gains or the ability to work for yourself from home (see how I built my own blog side hustle, here.) However, there is a fine art to blogging, so I put together a post on blogging tips for beginners, compiling only the information […]
I’m known for my two “big” debt payoff stories – the $10,000 I paid off at age 23 while living and working in New York City, and my infamous $8,000 in 90-day challenge. While the first time I paid off all that debt was due to good old fashioned budgeting and “tightening the belt,” the […]
66% of millennials are self-employed, and I’m happy to be among them. But what many are surprised to learn is that while being self-employed is great (and looks great on instagram…every job has parts of it you’re not going to like. Still, there is nothing that compares to the joy (and pain) of being your […]
