YouTube Growth Strategies How I Doubled My YouTube Views in 30 Days Without Ads My view counter felt frozen, like a sad little snowman that wouldn’t melt. I didn’t have money for fancy ads, just my little camera and big hopes. So, I stopped guessing what people wanted and started listening. I looked at which … Read more
Credit Sesame Credit Sesame vs. Credit Karma: Which FREE Score App Gave Me Better Advice? Two free helpers giving advice – which one was clearer, like a better teacher? Credit Sesame gave me simple tips, like “pay bills on time!” Credit Karma sometimes offered more details. For me, Credit Sesame’s super simple “report card” style … Read more
Bank of America Mobile Banking App (Major Traditional Bank) How Bank of America’s Erica® Assistant Actually Helped Me Understand My Spending Talking to my phone about money felt weird, but Erica® listened! I kept wondering, “Where did my allowance go poof?” It was confusing, like trying to remember all the toys I played with yesterday. … Read more
ChooseFI How the ChooseFI Podcast Introduced Me to the Financial Independence Community Feeling stuck in the work-spend cycle felt like being on a hamster wheel I couldn’t escape! Then I stumbled upon the ChooseFI podcast. Suddenly, I heard friendly voices talking about something called Financial Independence (FI) – a way to get off the wheel! … Read more
TreasuryDirect How I Bought Inflation-Beating I-Bonds Directly from the Government Using TreasuryDirect Watching prices go up felt like my money was shrinking! I heard about I-Bonds fighting inflation, like giving my savings a superhero shield. Buying them seemed confusing, but TreasuryDirect was the only place for electronic ones. Signing up felt like joining a special … Read more
FarmTogether How FarmTogether Helped Me Add Sustainable Farmland to My Investment Portfolio Want your money to do good while it grows, like planting a superhero tree? I did! I worried about our planet but also wanted smart investments. FarmTogether showed me farms that focus on being kind to Earth – using less water, building healthy … Read more
Wall Street Journal (WSJ) How Reading the WSJ Daily Made Me a Smarter Investor (Not Just More Informed) Wow! It felt like unlocking a secret level in a game! Reading the Wall Street Journal every day wasn’t just like learning new words; it was like understanding the story behind the words. Before, I knew what … Read more
M1 Finance How M1 Finance’s “Pies” Helped Me Build and Automate My Perfect Portfolio Want to bake the perfect investment cake without getting messy? M1 Finance’s “Pies” felt like magic! I picked my ingredients (stocks/ETFs) and set the percentages, like choosing how much chocolate or sprinkles. Then, M1 automatically keeps my pie balanced, adding more … Read more
Alliant Credit Union How I Joined Alliant Credit Union (Without Military Ties) for Their High APY Checking Did you know you can join a cool money club even without being in the military? I felt stuck with my old bank giving me almost nothing back. Then I heard about Alliant! They said I could join … Read more
FAFSA (fafsa.gov) How Filling Out the FAFSA Unlocked Thousands in FREE Grant Money for College My heart pounded like a drum when I tackled the FAFSA form; college seemed like a far-off dream. Sharing our family’s money stuff felt super weird and a little scary, like showing everyone my secret piggy bank. Would anyone even … Read more