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How I gained financial control of my life after accumulating $60k in debt through student loans, car loan, and credit card debt.
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Budgeting
 
Debt
 
Books
 
Credit Cards
 
Investing
 
Side Hustles

Budgeting

Budgets are meant to be dynamic and change as your situations do

 
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mywealthdiary's wealth dashboard has helped me go from $60k debt to debt free in 5 years. I found her on instagram in 2019 and have been using her products to track my expenses. When you have metrics of how you are spending, you can compare them year...
2025 Wealth Dashboard Kit (Annual + Multi-Year bundle)
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This was the video that got me into personal finance.
How This NYC Senior Consultant Spends Her $110K Salary | Honest Accounts | Glamour
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Millennial Money shows how millennials spend on a monthly breakdown.
Living On $210K A Year In NYC | Millennial Money
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This video showed me how I could spend my money with someone who had a similar salary.
How a 24-Year-Old Making $75K in NYC Spends Her Money | Money Tours | Glamour
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Debt

What I used to help me pay down debt

 
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Debt repayment calculators can help you see how long it'll take to pay off your debts.
Debt Repayment Calculator | Credit Karma
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Play around with the debt snowball vs debt avalanche to see which repayment option works for you.
Debt Avalanche Calculator - Undebt.it
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Books

Books I've read to help improve my financial literacy

 
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This book helped me realize that I can't save my way to retirement
The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and ...
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A lot of good life lessons and money lessons. You can easily go to a chapter based on a lesson you want to learn.
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and ...
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This book combines financial topics and specific money breakdowns of IRL people
Refinery29 Money Diaries: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know ...
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It got me thinking about what I wanted in my rich life and how my spending can help me achieve that.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition - Barnes & Noble
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Talks about habits that show up in millionaires that you can form also and how an everyday person can be a millionaire.
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of ...
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Tips and tricks to reach FIRE and retire early.
Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund ...
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Credit Cards

Some of my favorites

 
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My everyday credit card
Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card
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I was able to pay for my Japan plane tickets with points
Venture X Rewards | Capital One
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CSP offers bonus miles once you meet the spending requirements. Watch out for bigger points amount than 60k.
Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Card | Chase.com
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Investing

 
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This is what I use for my brokerage account
Fidelity Investments
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This is what I use for my Roth IRA
The Vanguard Group
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I needed structure to learn how to invest so I bought this course. They have sales throughout the year.
Build Wealth by Investing in Index Funds
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I use investopedia to learn a lot about finances.
Investopedia
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Side Hustles

 
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I started using this app in January and already made $50
Dscout
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