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How to Budget Using the Balanced Money Plan (50-30-20) Method

In 2005, Elizabeth Warren and her daughter Amelia Warren Tyagi, wrote a book called All Your Worth, and in it they describe the Balanced Money Plan; a simple formula that promises to help people determine how much of their paycheck they should be spending and how much they should be saving.

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5 life changing lessons from my student loans
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5 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned From My Student Loans

If you have student loan debt, there’s no doubt you will learn some student loan lessons. Paying down student loans isn’t easy, that’s for sure. It takes consistency and a willingness to prioritize your student loan payments over other things like a vacation or buying new clothes every other week.

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Student Loans: What I’d Change If I Could Do It Again

Here are 3 things I’d change if I could do it all over again with my student loans.   1. Apply for college scholarships while in high school If I could do it again, I would’ve applied for countless scholarships as a junior or senior in high school to help

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4 ways to save money on spotify
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4 Ways to Save Money on Spotify

There are a few different things you might want to consider that could save you money as a Spotify user. And if you don’t currently use Spotify but are interested, this post can help you better understand your options! If you don’t know what Spotify is, it’s an awesome platform

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best podcast - optimal finance daily
Money

Best Personal Finance Podcast: Optimal Finance Daily

Optimal Finance Daily was far and away my favorite personal finance podcast while I was paying off my student loan debt. The narrator, Dan Weinberg, finds posts from blogs online or excerpts from books about all sorts of money-related topics and reads them on the podcast. Each podcast episode on

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