Adulting Is Easy: Making Personal Finance & Real Estate Easy

Lauren and Jenny discuss 8 easy ways to increase your savings.

Blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/8-ways-to-increase-savings

Lauren and Jenny talk about 8 steps to take once you get your first paycheck. Regardless of how long you've been working, though, there will be something for you in this one!

Blog:

https://flytofi.com/steps-to-take-after-landing-first-job/

Lauren and Jenny discuss 3 ways to consolidate credit card debt.

(Guest) Blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/3-ways-to-consolidate-credit-card-debt

Lauren and Aric discuss 9 types of budgets, including theirs (a hybrid).

Associated blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/adulting-with-budgets

Lauren and husband Aric detail their real estate journey to date (2019), from starter home to upgraded home to real estate investing.

Blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/real-estate-our-story

Lauren tells little sister, Jenny, the 10 things she wishes she could tell herself at 16.

Related blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/10-things-about-money-i-wish-i-could-tell-my-younger-self

Books mentioned:

Millionaire Next Door: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589795474/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1589795474&linkCode=as2&tag=adultingiseas-20&linkId=8154823ab3cfa476b36f7d94e339709c

Your Money or Your Life: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143115766/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0143115766&linkCode=as2&tag=adultingiseas-20&linkId=a8f57423e11e758e2db5a01a1008dd62

Lauren and her sister, Jenny, discuss the 6 main reasons to use a credit card instead of a debit card.

Link to the associated blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/6-reasons-you-should-use-a-credit-card-instead-of-a-debit-card

Some ties to Podcast #1: Credit.

Lauren and her cousin, Andrew, talk about the 5 main kinds of health insurance offered in the US, their different levels, and what to consider when choosing health insurance.

Link to the associated blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/health-insurance-types-levels-and-how-to-choose

Lauren and her husband, Aric, go over 7 steps you should take before meeting with a Financial Advisor.

Link to the associated blog:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/how-to-prepare-for-your-first-meeting-with-a-financial-adviser-7-steps

Big sister Lauren explains emergency savings, credit cards, student and auto loans, and retirement to little sister Jenny. You'll learn some surprising stats about Americans and some easy ways to get retirement saving underway.

Links to associated blogs:

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/3-ways-to-start-saving-for-retirement

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/how-bad-are-americans-with-their-money

https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/post/repossession-recession