HOW DO I MONEY? https://howdoimoney.com Get out of debt, grow your net worth. Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:18:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 https://howdoimoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-Screen-Shot-2016-11-07-at-11.57.58-AM-32x32.png HOW DO I MONEY? https://howdoimoney.com 32 32 The Next Chapter for The Olsens https://howdoimoney.com/next-chapter-olsens/ https://howdoimoney.com/next-chapter-olsens/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:57:24 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3468 Major Announcement! Short version I have accepted a position as a sales agent for SelectQuote insurance! I started Aug 7th. I am very excited about the job and about moving into this new chapter in life. I don’t know what the future holds for this blog but if I had to guess it will either […]

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/thebeatles/feed/ 12 Track and Grow Your Net Worth (April challenge!) https://howdoimoney.com/track-grow-net-worth-april-challenge/ https://howdoimoney.com/track-grow-net-worth-april-challenge/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:10:14 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3228 Join the Facebook group to get the most out of all of our monthly money challenges.   Tracking (and growing) your net worth, let’s do this! I’ve been tracking our net worth since 2010. I do it every single month right after I track our spending, create a new budget and update our debt snowball. […]

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/track-grow-net-worth-april-challenge/feed/ 0 Use the budgeting tool that works for you. (Here’s what works for us.) https://howdoimoney.com/use-the-budget-tool-that-works-for-you/ https://howdoimoney.com/use-the-budget-tool-that-works-for-you/#comments Mon, 03 Apr 2017 08:39:40 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3078 There’s a million different ways to manage your money. And a million different tools to help. I get asked often what tool should I use? My answer is always the same… Use the tool that works best for you. Here’s what works best for us. Carrie and I use a Google Sheet. We use it […]

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/use-the-budget-tool-that-works-for-you/feed/ 4 17 – Fighting The Clutter Monster! (Podcast) https://howdoimoney.com/17-fighting-the-clutter-monster-podcast/ https://howdoimoney.com/17-fighting-the-clutter-monster-podcast/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:08:06 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3152 We went from a 133 square foot travel trailer to a 2 story house and managed to fill it with stuff almost over night. It’s almost like someone breaks in at night and leaves stuff instead of stealing it. (Sometimes I wish they would steal!) In this episode Carrie and I discuss how your house […]

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/17-fighting-the-clutter-monster-podcast/feed/ 0 Why you should track your net worth (and how) https://howdoimoney.com/track-net-worth-personal-capital/ https://howdoimoney.com/track-net-worth-personal-capital/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:47:44 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3094 One number. Easy to calculate. Fun to watch grow. One of the most important parts of money management. If you’ve never calculated your net worth, do it today! Here’s how… Assets – Debts = Net Worth It’s that easy. It takes less time than working a monthly budget. The tools we use to track our net […]

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/track-net-worth-personal-capital/feed/ 5 Go from *totally lost* to *totally in control* with these four money basics. https://howdoimoney.com/four-money-basics/ https://howdoimoney.com/four-money-basics/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:41:32 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3068 The core message of this blog is to keep things simple and moving forward. (And have fun!) It’s time we get back to the basics. Here’s the same four steps we took when we first started paying attention to our money. Follow these four simple steps and you’ll turn from totally lost to totally in […]

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/four-money-basics/feed/ 2 March 2017 Challenge! Clean out your house and sell your JUNK! https://howdoimoney.com/march-2017-challenge-clean-house-sell-junk/ https://howdoimoney.com/march-2017-challenge-clean-house-sell-junk/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:49:41 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3045 Spring is springing, time to clean house and stuff some cash in the bank! Your challenge is to go through your house, basement, attic, garage, and storage unit and sell as much stuff as you can. Craigslist, ebay, yardsale, pawn shop…. whatever. Just get it done. Sell so much stuff it starts to feel weird!!! […]

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/march-2017-challenge-clean-house-sell-junk/feed/ 2 Feb 2017 Monthly Challenge: Uber Frugal Month (from Frugal Woods) https://howdoimoney.com/feb-2017-monthly-challenge-uber-frugal-month-frugal-woods/ https://howdoimoney.com/feb-2017-monthly-challenge-uber-frugal-month-frugal-woods/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2017 18:46:00 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=2991 This month I’m taking a challenge myself from some blogger friends Mr. and Mrs. Frugal Woods. Learn more about the Uber Frugal Month Challenge! Sign up for the daily emails and have fun. I’m on day #8 so far and I’m loving this challenge. -Derek

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]]> https://howdoimoney.com/feb-2017-monthly-challenge-uber-frugal-month-frugal-woods/feed/ 2 Be open to free and free will be open to you. https://howdoimoney.com/be-open-to-free-and-free-will-be-open-to-you/ https://howdoimoney.com/be-open-to-free-and-free-will-be-open-to-you/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:08:44 +0000 http://howdoimoney.com/?p=2955 Carrie and I were on our way out to look at a new set of couches for our living room. A neighbor stopped us to chat… What are you up to today? We’re going to look at some couches. Oh, what store are you going to? Uh, Craigslist. The question caught me off guard. When […]

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