Category: Voices
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Money is a Tool: How This Dave Ramsey Coach Teaches Others to be Financial Stewards
Money is a tool. Have you ever heard that phrase before? We seem to think of it as a means to an end. A destination. Or something to just accumulate a ton of and horde until the day we die. But, no, that’s not a health view of money at all. Money is a tool…
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Making Healthy Choices that Improve Financial & Physical Fitness
Are you making healthy choices in your life? If you’re like me, you probably improve in one area for a while and then regress. Then, you try to pick up the slack in another area only to regress again. It’s a vicious cycle. And, dammit, it’s down right annoying and frustrating. Why is it that…
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2017 Hershey Color Run Recap
As many of you know by now, I received an invitation to participate in the 2017 Hershey Color Run and received a free registration. It was a tremendous honor for me to run in an event representing Run The Money. I am very blessed to have the opportunity. With that said, I hesitated to actually…
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Paying Off Debt: How Danielle Paid off Over $48,000 in Debt
Paying off debt is one of those subjects in personal finance and money matters that never seems to get old. We’ve covered it a few times on Run The Money — both with my story and the stories of others like reader Jody. I think seeing or reading about others paying off debt has to do with people…
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$5 Discount for Hershey Color Run on Saturday, June 17, 2017
Hey Run The Money Fans, The good folks over at The Color Run contacted me to provide a $5 discount count code for the 5K in Hershey, PA. Go to their website and just enter code “RUNTHEMONEY” to get the discount at checkout. Hope to see you there!
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Family Finances: An Aussie Mom’s Take
We all have trouble maintaining the family finances. Don’t we? You never know when something unexpected will happen or what surprise bill will show up in the mail. That’s why I stress the importance of budgeting, saving, and having that emergency fund. And also doing whatever you can do to pay off debt and relieve…
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Not Taught At School: How Mark from the UK Made £150,000 in 18 Months Online
I recently reached out to various Facebook groups and on social media looking for guest writers. My plan is to build up content for Run The Money to bring you the latest and most interesting topics. With Mark Furniss today, we have a great interview about how to make money online. Mark runs a site…
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I’m a Fraud but You Should Still Listen to Me
I’m a fraud. You read that right. I’m a fraud. I’m not what I post on Facebook. I don’t practice the lessons or tips I preach here as often as I should. I messed up a lot along the way. You get the lessons I learned. But, the fact that I even had the journey…
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Life Lessons from the Military: What These Veterans Learned from Serving
I posted a question on Quora asking veterans if they learned any life lessons from the military. Specifically, I asked the following: For veterans and active duty military, what are some important lessons you learned while serving? The response was actually very interesting. I appreciated these veterans taking the time to share their experiences with…
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Successful Military Veterans We All Can Admire: John Lee Dumas, William H. McRaven, and Marcus Luttrell
Who here likes a good story? I know I do. I enjoy reading about successful business people and entrepreneurs. It just pumps me up for whatever reason. That’s why I thought it would be fun to dive into the lives of a few successful military veterans who have garnered my attention over the years. These three…