Are you thinking about buying a home? Your first home? Or maybe you have a home but you’re itching for something new. Did the sexy rock-bottom interest rates of 2020 seduce you into thinking that now is the right time to finally make the leap into homeownership? You feel buying a home is a good […]
Money Bloggers Reveal How Long it Takes to Actually Pay Off All Your Debt
Once upon a time, I paid off $8,000 in 90 Days. It felt herculean at the time (all the way back in 2015), but I buckled down and knocked it out because I really wanted it gone. Maybe you feel the same way. But perhaps you have more than $8k in debt. Or, you don’t […]
The #1 Way to Fight Lifestyle Inflation (As Taught by My Husband)
You know the Meme online “I was (X) years old when I Learned (X)”? Well, I have a new one: I was 32 years old when I learned how to fight lifestyle inflation. But anyway, back to lifestyle inflation. Yes, 33 is ridiculously old for learning this lesson, but at least I learned it now, […]
What is Financial Counseling? (And Do You Need it?)
Do you struggle with your finances? Do you find yourself spending too much, not saving enough, or simply lacking a long-term financial plan? Money is a major source of stress for many people. And it’s one of those things that is often really difficult for people to talk about. If you feel like you could […]
Refinancing your home: Annoying but worth it (We saved $3700 this year)
For long-time readers, my home buying journey is a well-tread territory on Financial Best Life. The long and short of it is this: I bought my first home at age 26, I used a 203k loan to renovate a MAJOR fixer-upper, Then five years later I sold for a large profit. And then I went […]
Budget Shopping Sites: Save Thousands on Retail Items with My Proven Hacks
This blog post is a follow up to my how-to on building a foundational wardrobe. So, if you’re curious about how to do that, read the piece and them come back. These are the sites I used to build out the wardrobe in the article, but I also use these sites whenever I need something […]