Between work (both jobs), the gym, nutrition, family, and maintaining a social life, sometimes I’m not sure how I make it through some work weeks. Work is an important part of my life and I take it seriously. Not only because it’s how I make an income, but because it allows me to grow – professionally and personally. That being said, work doesn’t need to fully consume your life. In fact, in my opinion, it shouldn’t. Obviously, I’m all about balance (hello – Angela’s Balanced Life!), and I used to think that that meant with my fitness, food, and social life. But it’s more than that. Balance is important in…
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Affordable Summer Date Ideas
Summer is finally here – I can say it. It was a long winter for us here in Minnesota so I’m ready to spend as much time outside and out of the house for the next three months. Jake and I have already been spending our weekends in the garden and our evenings taking walks, and I’m soaking it all. Along with enjoying summer, we’re also being careful with our money. In a previous post, I shared that one our goals for 2018 was to be as close to debt-free as possible by the end of the year. With that, we are being particular about the social activities we’re participating…
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Top Five Tips to Start Saving Money
About a month ago, Jake and I decided that 2018 was year we wanted to become debt-free. Our finances aren’t the worst nor are we are struggling, but there’s still room for improvement. Since making this decision, I’ve been into watching YouTubers that live as close to debt-free as possible, finding new money saving tips, and starting to live clutter-free as well. It’s my personal goal to payoff my student loans by the time I’m 30 years old. That gives me about a year a half, and I’m fairly confident that with the proper budgeting I can do it. My reason for this is to be in a good position…