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Episode 2526:

Emily Guy Birken with PTMoney.com details practical steps for organizing life to save money, focusing on laundry systems, organized pantries, and effective paperwork management. By implementing structured habits and daily routines, Birken argues that organization can become second nature, leading to financial savings and reduced stress.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://ptmoney.com/organize-your-life-save/

Quotes to ponder:

"Having A Laundry System Will Save You In Utilities."

"An Organized Pantry Will Save You Money On Snacks."

"Organizing Your Paperwork Will End Late Fees And The 'What Did I Do With That Insurance Check?' Moments."

Episode references:

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0143126563

Asana project management system: https://asana.com

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Emily Guy Birken with PT Money helps you organize your life and save money. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 2525: [Part 1] 5 Ways to Organize Your Life and Save Money by Emily Guy Birken of PT Money on Creating Money-Saving Systems

PTMoney.com is about helping you make extra money, save more money, and spend your money wisely--all in an effort to help you fix your finances so you can build the life you want. It was started by Philip Taylor, a CPA, entrepreneur, and blogger who started the site in 2007. He also created FinCon, the popular conference for financial nerds.

The original post is located here: https://ptmoney.com/organize-your-life-save/

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Tynan talks about how to be frugal and live a good life.

Episode 2524: How to Be Frugal And Live a Good Life by Tynan on Making Mindful Spending Decisions

Tynan was named as one of the top 25 best bloggers in 2013 by Time Magazine. He believes in making deliberate decisions and breaking away from the herd mentality. He likes learning new things, building habits, exposing the world, connecting with awesome people, and creating good work. The New York Times Bestseller “The Game” featured him as one of the main characters, as he was one of the most famous pickup artists in the world. In 2008, he sold everything he owned and went on an extended world trip, becoming a fervent minimalist.

Fun facts: he’s a college dropout, was a professional poker player, Courtney Love was his roommate for 9 months, and he once built a swimming pool in his living room.

The original post is located here: https://tynan.com/frugal/

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Andy Hill opens up about financial mistakes he's made, and what you can do to avoid them.

Episode 2523: 5 Major Money Mistakes I've Made And How You Can Avoid Them by Andy Hill of Marriage Kids and Money

Andy Hill is a husband and father to two awesome (and crazy) kids and they hail from the great state of Michigan. His goal is to give his family the best life possible and strengthen their family tree for generations to come.

In 2016, he got so geeked about this topic of young family finance that he decided to start a blog and podcast about it. It began as a hobby and then morphed into a fun side hustle when people started to enjoy the information he was sharing. Fast forward to today, he’s left his corporate event marketing career behind and is now a full-time blogger and podcaster who has been featured in major media outlets like CNBC, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and NBC News

The original post is located here: https://marriagekidsandmoney.com/5-major-money-mistakes-ive-made-and-how-you-can-avoid-them 

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Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout offers tips for teaching your kids how to be entrepreneurs.

Episode 2522: How To Teach Your Kids To Be Entrepreneurs by Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout on Building Early Business Mindset

Kalen Bruce created Freedom Sprout to fill a void. He heard too many conversations about how "they don't teach finance in schools." It took years for him to stop complaining about it and do something about it. He has five kids, so him and his wife have to get five adults into the world with a solid knowledge of finances. The ultimate goal and vision of Freedom Sprout: To sprout a future of financial freedom for 1,000,000 children.

The original post is located here: https://freedomsprout.com/entrepreneur-kids/ 

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Courtney Luke tells you 3 practical tips for living on a budget

Episode 2521: 3 Practical Tips For Living On A Budget by Courtney Luke of Arrest Your Debt on How to Live Within Your Means

Arrest Your Debt is a wide-ranging personal finance website, yet focuses on helping first responders and people struggling with debt. The owners, Courtney and Ryan Luke have made it their mission to help people get out of debt and start building wealth on any income. 

There are three main areas of focus for Arrest Your Debt: 

1. To provide trustworthy personal finance information to first responders. 

2. To help first responders take control of their money and get out of debt. 

And 3. To provide valuable resources and references to first responders to help them grow their nest eggs and enjoy the retirement they deserve. 

Since 2009 when they started their journey toward financial literacy, they’ve been featured on MarketWatch, Forbes, Fox Business, Experian, MSN, Ladders, and USA Today

The original post is located here: https://arrestyourdebt.com/tips-for-living-on-a-budget/

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J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly talks about trading time for money

Episode 2520: Trading Time For Money by J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly on How Money Affects Your Life

J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate.

The original post is located here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/trading-time-for-money/

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Enero Febrero with Len Penzo talks about the best time to start investing

Episode 2519: When is the Best Time to Start Investing? by Enero Febrero with Len Penzo on Good Financial Decisions

Len Penzo writes about personal finance and macroeconomics on his eponymous personal finance blog, which has been twice-honored as a Kiplinger Best Money Blog, and honored with two Plutus Awards for Best Personal Finance Blog. 

 Len’s personal finance articles have been featured in the New York Times, MSN, Business Insider, Money, Time, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Yahoo! Finance, CBS MoneyWatch and Clark Howard, just to name a few. 

 His focus is on the importance of personal responsibility — not only for our personal finances, but also for everything else we do in life.

The original post is located here: https://lenpenzo.com/blog/id70889-when-is-the-best-time-to-start-investing.html

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Julie B. Rose talks about how she got ready to quit her job and travel the world

Episode 2518: I Looked Before I Leapt: How I Spent the Last 4 1/2 Years Getting Ready to Quit My Job and Travel the World by Julie B. Rose

Julie has been solo traveling full-time since selling her house and most of her belongings in 2020. In late 2021, she quit her high-profile corporate remote job in social media to take a career break from traditional full-time employment — to regain her time, mental energy, and creativity — to work on her upcoming memoir and creative pursuits — and fully enjoy her travels and nomadic lifestyle without constraints. An unmarried, child-free woman who refuses to settle, she's passionate about financial freedom, female empowerment, and rebelling against societal expectations to be true to yourself. 

The original post is located here: https://juliedevivre.com/2022/02/18/i-looked-before-i-leapt-how-i-spent-the-last-4-years-getting-ready-to-quit-my-job-and-travel-the-world/

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Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey talks about 6 ways to pay off debt when you have no money

Episode 2517: 6 Ways to Pay Off Debt When You Have No Money by Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey

Amon and Christina are former federal government employees that focused on saving, making, and investing money so that they could grow enough wealth in their investments to never have to work again.

And, guess what? They did it! At the age of 39, they reached financial independence, quit their jobs, and retired!

If you’re interested in learning how to save, make and invest money on the road to financial independence and retiring early (i.e., FIRE) - their site is for you!

Subscribe to their YouTube channel for more how-to videos on how to make, save, and invest more money in the pursuit of financial independence.

The original post is located here: https://www.ourrichjourney.com/post/6-ways-to-pay-of-debt-when-you-have-no-money

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