Stock Trading Update August 2017 (+1.34%)
I’m back to trading! This is a major milestone for me. It may not seem like a big deal —…
The Only Budget Spreadsheet You Will Ever Need (For Free!)
I’m a storyteller. But not in the usual sense. I tell my stories through data. In order to tell better…
Travel Hacking: How to Get a Free Flight to Europe
Why pay to fly when you can fly for free? If you play the credit card game correctly, you can…
Debt Payoff: The Surprising Truth about When to Pay Down Mortgage
In my last post, I compared the debt snowball and debt avalanche strategies. I noticed that when I see people…
Debt Snowball vs Debt Avalanche: Which is Better?
When paying down debt, there are two primary strategies: debt snowball and debt avalanche. They both involve making minimum payments…
How Opening New Credit Cards Affects Your Credit Score
The common belief is that opening a new credit card account will hurt your credit score. Is this really true?…
1 Easy Trick to Find the Best Shopping Portal
Online purchases offer greater potential rewards than in-store shopping for one single reason — shopping portals. You can earn points…
13 Credit Card Rules You Must Follow
Here at The Budget Boy I talk a lot about credit cards. That’s because I find it to be a…
How Many Shares Should You Buy?
You have done your research on a stock and have determined it’s an attractive investment. Now you are ready to pull…
How We Got $13K from Credit Card Reward Programs (Part 2)
In Part 1, I broke down the credit card reward programs where we received the most amount of value in 2016. Since…