Another guest post? Heck yes! Today’s post comes from the adorable Desirae from Half Banked. She is a funny and intelligent writer, and today she sheds some light on robo-advisors and that whole investing thing. I’ll be the first to admit, investing is not my personal finance topic of choice. I’m all about the debt […]
Author: Kara
The Financial Impact of Kindness
On my recent travels, I encountered more kindness than I ever expected. Just two hours out of Austin on my first day, my check engine light came on. I pulled over to a gas station and approached two men to ask if they could help me out. These two men spent about an hour looking […]
Using Vision “Movies” to Achieve Personal Finance Goals
Today we have a guest post from Katasha at Broke Girl Rehab. Katasha is paying off $57,847 in debt like a baller. She uses videos and photos to inspire her to keep going. Today she’s bringing some of that inspiration to you! KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal To Free. She is […]
Creative Pursuits and Financial Goals are Not Mutually Exclusive
I’ve just hit my four month anniversary with freelancing! So far, my income has not hit that level of magic that some bloggers pull in $10,000 grand a month, $70,000 a month. Far from it! I continue, as ever, to be your low-income blogger. Coming off FinCon and wrapping up my road trip has me […]
Road Trip Update: My Car Sucks
I planned my road trip for almost a year before I hit the road. I scouted out campsites, made dates with friends in far away cities, and bought a new camera so I could snap the best photos along the way. I snapped up bargain food deals, and socked away catering leftovers. Most importantly, I […]
Guest Post: Money Isn’t The Goal
While I’m driving around the U.S, I’ve asked a few personal finance friends to share their wisdom. Today we have Taylor from The Freedom of Money. Taylor is talking about a topic that’s personal to me: knowing that you have enough. Conquering money fears is hard work, and Taylor is fighting the good fight. KaraKara […]
Guest Post: Save Money By Beating Anchor Pricing
While I’m driving around the U.S, I’ve asked a few personal finance friends to share their wisdom. Today we have Maggie of NorthernExpenditure.com here. Maggie is dishing out great advice on how to avoid being tricked into spending more money by beating our own brains. Behavioral Economics for the frugal win! Kara was so sweet […]
A Personal Finance Blogger, Post FinCon16
FinCon16 is over! I spent so much time anticipating the conference, and then so much time being awake at it, that my mind is totally mush right now. I’m laying on a friends couch typing, and I just want to fall back asleep! This won’t be too long, since there’s exploring to be done, but […]
World Suicide Prevention Day
This blog post is part of the World Suicide Prevention Day blog tour. If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit www.Suicide.org KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal To Free. She is a money expert, speaker and founder of Bravely Go, a feminist financial education company. Her work has been featured on […]
Guest Post Guidelines
Interested in guest posting on this here blog? Great! We’d love to have you. We accept guest posts from individual writers and bloggers. We want you to write in your own voice about your own financial journey. Posts by or for companies, or ones that are general ‘how to’ posts fall under sponsored posts. How […]