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88 Life and Financial Tips That Will Change Your Life

Last Updated: July 18, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 5 Comments

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my disclosure for more info.

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As each year ends, I like to round-up all of my blog posts on Making Sense of Cents from the past year in one easy spot so that you can check them all out and see what interests you.

Life and Financial TipsI have divided all of my blog posts into the following categories:

  • Freebies you can sign up for
  • Money saving tips
  • Early retirement and financial independence
  • Pay off debt tips
  • Money management tips
  • Make money blogging
  • Make money or work from home
  • Life, motivation, and inspiration
  • Save money on food
  • Travel

Also, I have a private community group for readers of Making Sense of Cents. If you want to improve your life and your financial situation, join here and let’s all help one another out!

Enjoy these life and financial tips!

 

Freebies you can sign up for

  • How To Start A Blog FREE Course
  • Affiliate Marketing Tips For Bloggers – Free eBook
  • 80+ Ways To Make Extra Money eBook – FREE!
  • Free Debt Thermometer Printable
  • The 52 Week Money Challenge
  • The Free Blogging Planner Workbook
  • Weekly Meal Planner Printable

 

Money saving tips

  • Mistakes I Made When I Bought My First House At The Age of 20
  • A Beginner’s Guide to Micro-Investing
  • 50+ Of The Best Money Saving Ideas
  • 15 Best Money Books To Help You Change Your Life
  • How To Save For A House – 8 Tips To Help You Save
  • Best Rewards Credit Cards
  • How To Earn Cash Back While You Shop With RebatesMe
  • How To Earn $1,000 For The Holidays – 17 Best Ways
  • How We Saved Over $100,000 By Age 26
  • Jerry Insurance Review: How To Save Up To $800 A Year On Insurance
  • How To Lower Your Electric Bill: 10+ Ways To Save Money
  • PrizePool Review – This Savings Account Gives Away Up To $25,000 Each Month For Free
  • Personal Finance Gift Guide – 12 Best Money Gifts To Give
  • Budgets Don’t Have To Be Boring – How To Have Fun While Budgeting

 

Early retirement and financial independence

  • How I Retired At Age 30 with $500,000
  • 13 Best Early Retirement Books – You NEED To Read These Books
  • What Is Financial Independence, Retire Early? Answers To FAQs About FIRE
  • 21 Best Early Retirement Tips To Help You Retire Early
  • How This Woman In Her 30s Owns 7 Rental Homes
  • How This Couple Reached Financial Freedom Before 40 And Live On A Sailboat
  • How I Saved $500,000 By The Age Of 31
  • How Side Hustles Are Helping This Grad Pay Off $575,000 in Student Debt While Living the Life of Her Dreams

 

Pay off debt tips

  • How I Paid Off My $40,000 Student Loan Debt In Less Than One Year
  • How This Former Zookeeper Paid Off Over $40,000 In Debt
  • How To Pay Off Your Mortgage Early – Everything You Need To Know
  • How (And Why) We Paid Off $240,000 Of Debt In 27 Months
  • How I Paid Off My First Rental Property When I Was 23

 

Money management tips

  • 14 Smart Money Moves To Make
  • What You Need To Know About Investing, Retirement Planning, and More
  • What Is Estate Planning? Do I Need To Do This?
  • Do I Need A Trust?
  • 9 Tips For Financial Success And Freedom
  • Money Issues In A Relationship – Don’t Let Money Break Up Your Marriage
  • How To Go To College In Europe For $8,000 Or Less A Year
  • Your Fall Financial Checklist: 17 Things To Do Now
  • Why I Went With A Credit Union Over A Bank
  • Lendtable Review: Get free money to max out your 401(k) match and ESPP
  • How To Take Maternity Leave When Self-Employed – What You Need To Know

Related personal finance tip: Personal Capital is a great resource that I highly recommend. You can track your net worth, your cash flow, your portfolio, your investments, and more. 

 

Make money blogging

  • Celebrating 10 Years Of Blogging – What I’ve Learned and Love After Earning Over $5,000,000
  • Best Blogging Courses & Resources That Helped Me Make $100,000+
  • 8 Things I Did That Helped Me Get Over 200,000 Pageviews in 1 DAY (no ads)
  • Should You Start A Blog?
  • Lasso Review – How To Make More Affiliate Income
  • How My Blog Made $59,977 in Affiliate Income In One Year
  • How I’ve Made $80,000 Selling Blogs
  • How I grew my blog to 100,000 monthly page views in 8 months
  • How I Grew a Travel Blog to 100,000 Monthly Readers

How To Start A Blog FREE Course: With this free email course, I show you exactly how to create a blog, from the technical side (it’s easy – trust me!) all the way to earning your first income and attracting followers. Each day, for seven days, you will receive an email in your inbox that will help you create a successful and profitable blog, all from the very beginning.

 

Make money or work from home

  • How To Make $100 A Day
  • 16 Free Work From Home Courses & Resources
  • How To Make $2,000+ Monthly Selling Your Poop
  • How I Earned Up to $4,000 Per Month Baking Dog Treats (With Zero Baking Experience!)
  • How To Increase Your Income – 30+ Ways To Make Extra Money
  • How To Make $1,000+ A Month Selling Stickers Online
  • 13 Early Morning Jobs If You Want To Jump-Start Your Day
  • How I Made $100,000 Selling Used Items
  • How I Make $2,000+ Monthly Selling Canva Templates
  • 80+ Best Side Job Ideas To Make Extra Money
  • How To Become A Freelance Writer
  • How I Changed My Financial Future And Made $50,000 Writing From Home
  • How To Make Extra Money By Starting A Home Bakery
  • How To Become a Food Blog Photographer And Earn Over $50,000 Each Year
  • The 9 Best Paid Survey Sites in Canada
  • How I Made $2,000 in 1 Week by Writing an eBook
  • How We Started A Rental Property Business
  • How To Sell Printables Online And Make Money As A Beginner
  • How I Flip Garage Sale Items On eBay As A Side Hustle
  • How To Make An Extra $500 A Month – 26 Great Ideas To Start This Year
  • How I Make $11,000 Each Year Renting Out My Spare Bedrooms

 

Life, motivation, and inspiration

  • 10 Ways To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others & Love Who You Are
  • We’re Pregnant!
  • 20 Ways To Organize Your Life
  • My Best Advice For Graduates – 16 Tips Every Graduate Needs To Hear
  • How To Work And Go To College: 10 Tips That Will Help You Succeed
  • 2020 Business and Life Review
  • Setting Goals For The New Year – Set Goals You Can Keep!

 

Save money on food

  • 12 Delicious And Healthy Meals On A Budget
  • 11 Easy Instapot Soups
  • 14 Best Camping Breakfast Recipes For Your Next Trip
  • 12 Warm & Cozy Fall Dinner Ideas That You Will Love
  • 10 Delicious Thanksgiving Desserts – New Twists On Your Favorite Recipes
  • 17 Summer Dinner Ideas That Are Quick, Light, & Delicious

 

Travel

  • 10 Lessons I’ve Learned From Living A Nomadic Lifestyle
  • 25 Best Travel Jobs | Make Money While Traveling The World
  • How We Travel Full-Time On $1,400 Per Month
  • How I Became A Full-Time Travel Blogger
  • How We Saved $205,000 In 4 Years and Traveled More as Teachers
  • How This Family Is Overlanding And Driving Across The World In Their Jeep

What is the best personal finance tip you learned this year?

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About Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

Comments

  1. DNN says

    December 28, 2021 at 5:27 am

    I like the free affiliate marketing e-book option to download. It gives ambitious people no more excuses to change the way they think and learn how to use the internet to generate a 2ndary soource of income outside of working a traditional day job.

    Reply
    • Michelle Schroeder-Gardner says

      December 28, 2021 at 4:42 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Janet says

    December 28, 2021 at 1:27 pm

    Wow! That’s a lot of posts. I’ve been enjoying scrolling through and reading some of the ones I missed.

    Reply
    • Michelle Schroeder-Gardner says

      December 28, 2021 at 4:42 pm

      Thank you and enjoy!

      Reply
  3. John Ravi says

    December 29, 2021 at 12:50 am

    Hi Michelle,

    What a great article! All of these resources look amazing. I really appreciate the time you put in to find these resources and curate this article. I think you have helped a lot of people with this article. I am really looking forward to checking out the resources and tips you shared in this article, and hopefully, I can gain insights to manage my finances better. I will definitely share this amazing content with my network to help them with their finances as well.

    Reply

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