Marriage, Kids And Money

This fall, I’m attending a conference called FinCon. This 3-day event focuses on the business of personal finance media. Bloggers, vloggers, and podcasters from all around the country come to grow their small businesses and learn how to provide the most value to their audience. Given that I’m slightly obsessed with personal finance, I am … Continue reading "40 | Building a Six Figure Conference from Scratch" The post 40 | Building a Six Figure Conference from Scratch appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six years ago, I decided to go credit card free. I had gone through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University where the credit card was labeled as the enemy of financial freedom. Since Mr. Ramsey’s advice had helped me in so many other areas of my financial life, like paying off our debt and getting proper … Continue reading "39 | How to Travel to Disney for (nearly) Free" The post 39 | How to Travel to Disney for (nearly) Free appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You have been persistent, you’ve become best friends with Zillow and your hard work has paid off. You have finally found your dream home. Now, it’s time for the important next step of choosing your mortgage. Some crucial questions start to pop into your head: Can we afford this home? What type of loan is … Continue reading "38 | Mortgage 101: Rates, Rentals and the Great Recession" The post 38 | Mortgage 101: Rates, Rentals and the Great Recession appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tomorrow is the 241st anniversary of the United States of America declaring its independence from Great Britain. While I’m preparing to spend a fun family day filled with hot dogs, beers and fireworks, I remembered that I also made a declaration of my own at the beginning of the year about my goals for 2017. … Continue reading "37 | How Are Your 2017 Goals Going?" The post 37 | How Are Your 2017 Goals Going? appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The magical, mystical and all-powerful credit card … If we want something really bad but we don’t have the money for it, credit cards solve our problems immediately. Don’t they? If we’re jonesin’ for some new threads, we want to buy a fancy dinner or even treat ourselves to a tropical vacation, we can swipe … Continue reading "36 | Obliterating $51k in Credit Card Debt and Empowering the LGBT Community" The post 36 | Obliterating $51k in Credit Card Debt and Empowering the LGBT Community appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Student loans have become so commonplace in our country that everyone seems to be living with them. According to Forbes in February 2017, there are over 44 million people in the US living with student loans. Those loans amount to over $1.3 trillion dollars! And it’s not just the nation’s millennials that are carrying around … Continue reading "35 | Destroying $87k in Student Loans by Avoiding Lifestyle Inflation" The post 35 | Destroying $87k in Student Loans by Avoiding Lifestyle Inflation appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last month, I threw down a challenge to start living on a monthly budget. This wealth building habit gives a purpose to every dollar you earn so your money doesn’t go wandering off. That is the essence of a zero-based budget. Every dollar gets a job whether it is for spending, saving, giving or investing. If … Continue reading "33 | Budget Your Way to Wealth (Results) & Protect Your Family’s Future" The post 33 | Budget Your Way to Wealth (Results) & Protect Your Family’s Future appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems the more we earn, the more we spend. There is always something new to buy, a service we want, or an upgrade that is an absolute must-have. We see our neighbor’s new boat. Now, something inside of us “needs” that new boat too! And even if our income isn’t enough to buy it, well that doesn’t … Continue reading "31 | How to Crush $52,000 in Debt in 7 Months" The post 31 | How to Crush $52,000 in Debt in 7 Months appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In my endless pursuit to chat with all the most interesting people in the world, I started studying travel bloggers. These folks spend their days traveling across the US or globetrotting around the world. They capture their adventures through writing, photography or video.  Some of the more popular travel bloggers do this full-time and their vagabond … Continue reading "30 | How to Travel the World for a Living" The post 30 | How to Travel the World for a Living appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is the first Monday of the month my friends! That means, we’re throwing down another MKM Challenge. For you “personal challenge types” out there (like me), this can be a lot of fun and, if you stick to it, quite rewarding. Last month, I challenged myself to develop a chore and reward system for … Continue reading "28 | MKM Challenge: Budget Your Way to Wealth" The post 28 | MKM Challenge: Budget Your Way to Wealth appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am continually amazed by the amount of talent we have in our world. Designers, creators, entrepreneurs, artists, and developers — these are people who push the bounds of what is possible to create a product, service or business that revolutionizes their respective field. While these folks might be masters of their craft, the creative class … Continue reading "27 | Transform from Starving Artist to Money Master" The post 27 | Transform from Starving Artist to Money Master appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cost of college is completely out of control. Every year, the cost to attend a 4-year university increases by twice the inflation rate. To put it in some more personal terms, by the time my 5-year-old little girl goes to undergrad, we’ll need around $200,000 to make a 4-year in-state university a reality. … Continue reading "26 | Skip the Toy and Give the Gift of College" The post 26 | Skip the Toy and Give the Gift of College appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life is precious. One day, we’re spending quality time with our family and making beautiful memories together. And the next day, we’re diagnosed with inoperable stage 4 brain cancer. I don’t say this to be flippant. I say this because we truly don’t know what tomorrow will bring. That is why we need to protect our family’s financial … Continue reading "25 | Why You Need Life Insurance Today" The post 25 | Why You Need Life Insurance Today appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I’m throwin’ down another MKM Challenge. We’re talking about how we can get our kids to help out with the daily chores around the house. Our goal is to get them to understand that with hard work comes reward. But first, I want to recap last month’s challenge and share how the Hill Family fared … Continue reading "24 | MKM Challenge: Create Chores and Rewards for Kids" The post 24 | MKM Challenge: Create Chores and Rewards for Kids appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the last 6 months, we’ve reviewed a lot of ways that you can win with money. We’ve discussed debt elimination, investment strategies and how to increase your income.  And today, we’re going to review a topic that is important to a lot of people out there. We’re going to chat about how you can have a career … Continue reading "23 | How to Have Your Best Career Today" The post 23 | How to Have Your Best Career Today appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When my daughter Zoey was born we met with a financial advisor to discuss her future college needs. He advised us that for Zoey to attend an in-state college like Michigan State University, we’d be looking at a price tag of about $200,000. 4 years of college would cost us $200,000! Since then, we’ve been … Continue reading "22 | How to Get $126,000 in College Scholarships" The post 22 | How to Get $126,000 in College Scholarships appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lately, the shows and interviews I’ve been doing have been focusing on decreasing your expenses and increasing your income. When we make improvements in these two areas, it’ll allow us to become experts in increasing our net worth and our opportunities for financial independence. Today, we’re diving into increasing your income through real estate. I had a … Continue reading "21 | How to Make $7k Per Month Investing in Real Estate" The post 21 | How to Make $7k Per Month Investing in Real Estate appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every day, I look for ways to better myself. And this blog has been my medium for that betterment over the last 6 months. It has kept me honest when it comes to being the best husband and Dad I can be as well as with growing our family net worth. I thought it’d be fun to throw down … Continue reading "20 | MKM Challenge: Reduce Your Grocery Expenses by 1/3" The post 20 | MKM Challenge: Reduce Your Grocery Expenses by 1/3 appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’ve been doing a lot of research and interviews lately about financial independence and early retirement. I guess I’m inspired! The idea of not having a full-time job eventually sounds pretty appealing to me. Well, you might say, “There’s no way I couldn’t have a full-time job in the area I live in!" I have to … Continue reading "19 | How to Retire in Northern California at 43" The post 19 | How to Retire in Northern California at 43 appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The other day I emailing with Heath, a listener of the podcast. Heath commented that the Marriage Kids and Money podcast has a family-focused tone to it, but it can really be enjoyed by single guys (like Heath) who don’t quite yet have a family as well. The compliment was extremely appreciated – thank … Continue reading "9 Pieces of Advice For My Former Single Guy Self" The post 9 Pieces of Advice For My Former Single Guy Self appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices