Tips & Warnings

I went to Norway last year and fell in love! It is so incredibly gorgeous!! The Fjords are the most peaceful and scenic of places on Earth!! My opinion is of course subjective to where I’ve been before. I’ve been to the mountainous regions of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, around the United States—including Alaska and many …

You may be wondering if velocity banking is a good idea. The short answer is: no. Why not? To understand whether or not Velocity banking is a good idea, you must look at the numbers and do the math. When I did the math, it did not add up, and as we all know, numbers, …

7 No-Fail Ways to Save Money in 2024 Inflation has hit many Americans hard—including us.  There has been an increase in insurance premiums (health, dental, auto, and home), groceries are more expensive, clothing costs more, and I’ve noticed skyrocketing prices on services. Here are some tips to help you combat inflation and higher prices in …

Universal Studios Orlando in 1 Day—How to Get your Must-Do’s done in one day in the park without paying for a fast pass. At 1 p.m. at Universal Studios Orlando, Florida my daughter and I had done everything on our must-do list. This allowed us 8 hours of extra time to re-ride rides, ride other …

Getting hired is a process but if you follow these top 7 steps you will get a job much quicker than if you don’t.

For financial peace of mind it is important to get out of consumer debt. Here are 5 steps that will get you out of debt and save you a lot of money in the process.

Side note- I published this post a few years ago. With the current health emergency situation, I am republishing it to help readers prepare on how to survive through potential emergency disasters. I just got off the phone with my grandpa. He is a very humble and kind man, the type of man everyone just …

*Article was written by Karen Jensen, my sister, and co-author of our book Living a Rich Life as a Stay-at-Home Mom: How to Build a Successful Financial Foundation for You and Your Children. Welcome Karen, Shortly after my husband and I were married we decided to work on building a food storage supply. We didn’t …

YOU’VE MADE IT! The 31 Day Financial Fitness Boot Camp Course is complete…almost. You have just one more easy challenge left. Please take the 31st Challenge now and hit comment on this blog and tell me what you’ve learned, experienced, liked, didn’t like, had difficulty with, etc. Then tell me what you plan to do to keep improving on …

Karen writes, Around the time I was expecting my first child, I was working full-time and owned another business my husband and I ran on the side. We had waited a long time for our first little girl to come along and I had already decided I would quit my full-time job and stay at home …

Karen writes, What if I asked you to send me $250 a month for the next 12 months so that I could invest it and earn interest for myself.  At the end of the year, I will have $3,000 of your money. At that time I will go ahead and give you your $3,000 back but without …