How Freelancing Saved Our Finances
Read about the many benefits of freelancing and how it could be a game changer for your finances, like it was for this family!
Spills Spot - Helping Others Win With Money
A Detailed Cost Breakdown of Our New York Vacation
Here's an in depth look at the costs of our recent trip to New York...
5 Key Traits of Successful People
Learn about 5 traits that help successful people set themselves apart from average people...
What I Hate Most About Debt
Most of the time I try to stay positive about our remaining student loans, but this post details the aspect I hate most about still having debt...
Why Building an Emergency Fund Should Be Your First Financial Goal
Here's why building up a healthy emergency fund is important and why it should be your first financial goal to focus on...
Hate Budgeting? You Should Still Know This Number
Even if you hate budgeting, one key to building financial stability is know what your baseline expenses cost. Here's how to figure out your "bare bones" budget and why it's so important...
New Simple Experiment for Tracking Grocery Expenses
A new experiment I'm testing out for tracking our grocery expenses. Will it end up being a waste of time or a worthwhile tactic?
Happy Blogiversary! Spills Spot Turns One
Recapping what I've learned throughout my first year of blogging...
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
Read my review of the new Minimalism documentary and thoughts about the minimalist lifestyle...
An Easy Way to Boost Your Productivity
It's important to not just work harder, but to also work smarter. Part of the way I've been able to balance everything I have going on in life is by implementing certain systems. Here are some of the systems I use...
End of Year Review & 2017 Goals
Wrapping up the progress made in 2016 and making new goals for 2017!
How Much Money Should You Keep in Your Checking Account?
In order to work towards your goals, a beneficial first step is to make sure your financial setup is well organized. Part of this setup is your main checking account. How do you determine the right amount of money to keep in your checking account?
What’s Your Why?
You can learn all the money tips there are, but if you never apply them you won't see any positive change in your life. Before even trying to implement positive changes it's important to figure out your reason for doing so. This post discusses how to find your "why" that drives you in your life...
How to Give Holiday Gifts on a Budget
The holidays are a time filled with decorations, family gatherings, and festive music. However, often times the focus of the season ends up being on the giving and receiving of gifts. Read about how to find holiday gifts on a budget...
Stop Focusing on What You Can’t Control
There are a lot of circumstances in life that our out of our control. One of my favorite parts of personal finance is that it's one of the rare areas of life where we do have some control...
5 Reasons Why I’m Thankful for My Student Loans
I love the whole spirit of Thanksgiving, reflecting on everything we have to be grateful for. It may sound strange, but I'm actually thankful for my student loans. Read more about the positives that I've learned throughout my experience of paying off student loan debt...
Is it Better to Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This is one of the burning questions in the personal finance community. In this post I detail the key aspects to consider for both choices of accelerating debt repayment or increasing investment contributions, and explain the decision we've employed with our own finances...
Money Lessons from Childhood & the Privilege of Having Present Parents
Thinking back on past moments helps me piece together how I've gotten to the point in my life that I'm now at. A lot of the progress in my life can be attributed to a strong foundation of money management skills that I learned throughout my childhood from my parents' example...
How We’ve Paid Off More Than Half Our $27,000 of Student Loan Debt in 10 Months
Read about the biggest keys to how we've been able to pay down our $27,000 of student loan debt down to $12,000 in 10 months!
Finding Joy Through Generosity
Packing up to move recently has reaffirmed that there's so much more to life than money and possessions. True joy is found through generosity and helping as many people as possible.
