The Top Money Tips You Should Know ASAP! (2024)

2017 is almost over, can you believe it!? As the year comes to a close, it seemed like a great time to round-up all of my favorite blog posts on Making Sense of Cents from the past year in one easy spot so that you can check them all out. I have divided all of…

I have divided all of my blog posts into the following categories:

My most favorite

Okay, so in case you just want to see my absolute favorite Making Sense of Cents articles from 2017, I have included those ones first:

How I Successfully Built A $1,000,000+ Blog
I’m a Female Breadwinner! I Earn Much More Than My Husband – So What?
Why Is Talking About Money More Taboo Than Sex?
Why would you make $100,000+ a month and live in an RV?
Should People With High Incomes Be Allowed To Shop At Thrift Stores?
How I Paid Off $40,000 In Student Loans in 7 Months
The Best Debt Payoff Stories – These Six People Paid Off Over $400,000 in Debt!
How This 28 Year Old Retired With $2.25 Million
15 Reasons You’re Broke And Can’t Save Money
How I’ve Earned $434,698+ From One Online Course Without Webinars Or Spending Money On Advertising
The Less You Own, The Less That Owns You

Money saving personal finance tips

50 Easy Ways To Save Money – Start Saving Thousands Each Year
Challenge Everything! Are You Wasting Thousands of Dollars On These 14 Things?
Frugal, Cheap, or Thief? Are You Smart With Money Or Actually A Thief?
Why Is Talking About Money More Taboo Than Sex?
How To Save Money Fast
11 Tips For Renovating An Abandoned 115 Year Old House On A Budget
How To Save Money In The Summer And Still Have Fun
20 Ways I Saved a 20% Deposit To Purchase My First Investment Property At 20
You Don’t Need Everything – Do You Know The Difference Between Wants And Needs?
50 Things You Can Do Right Now Instead of Spending Money
10 Budget Recipes and Cheap Easy Meals You Should Try
How to Drink the World’s Healthiest Beverage for Pennies a Cup
5 Unhealthy Habits That May Be Hurting Your Health And Costing You Money
Does bringing lunch to work actually save money?
10 Budget Lunch Ideas and Cheap Easy Meals You Should Try

Related personal finance tip: Sign up for a website like Ebates where you can earn free CASH BACK for just spending how you normally would online. All you do is click on a store that you want to shop at (they have TONS of stores, such as Kohls, REI, Toys R Us, etc.), and just shop how you normally would. Ebates makes a commission for referring you to the store you just shopped at, and they give you some of that money back as a thank you. Plus, when you sign up through my link, you receive a free $10 cash back! My Ebates review: Money Saving Tip – Use Ebates For Free Cash Back.

Pay off debt tips

How I Paid Off $40,000 In Student Loans in 7 Months
How This Couple Paid off $204,971.31 in Debt
The Danger Of Normalizing Your Debt – Stop Living Like Everyone Else
Financing Furniture- A Disaster Waiting to Happen
The Best Debt Payoff Stories – These Six People Paid Off Over $400,000 in Debt!
How This Family of 6 Lives On $53,000 a Year (with $22,000 of that going towards their student loan debt)
How This Family Moved To The “Hood” and Paid Off $120,000 in Debt
How We Paid off $86,000 in Debt in 5 Years – with 7 Kids!
How I Paid Off My $400,000 Mortgage In 7.5 Years, Before I Was 32
Know Your Rights When Dealing With Debt Collectors
How I Paid Off $77,000 In Debt In One Year And 10 Months
How I’ve Paid Off $29,000 In Debt By Living In a Van

Related personal finance tip: With Credit Sesame you can get your credit score for free, with no catch. It doesn’t hurt to check, so you have no reason not to know your credit score. Your credit score can affect whether or not you are approved for a loan, whether you are hired at certain jobs, your interest rate, and more. It’s relatively easy to raise your credit score, so you should start doing so today! Read How Your Credit Score Affects Your Life + Credit Sesame Review.

Money management tips

How This 28 Year Old Retired With $2.25 Million
Why I’m Not Sad That I’m Frugal – Frugal Doesn’t Mean Boring
15 Reasons You’re Broke And Can’t Save Money
The Power of Meal Planning – 6 Reasons Meal Planning Will Change Your Life
The 7 Money Mistakes That Shaped My Life
Cutting College Costs: Understanding The Cost And Value Of Your Degree
How To Get Rich: The Steps To Build Wealth Now
56% Of Americans Have Less Than $10,000 Saved For Retirement
How to Live Like Carrie Bradshaw Without Going Broke
7 Lessons I Learned From My Short Sale
Great Financial Lessons My Dad Taught Me – Money Doesn’t Have To Make Your Life Miserable
6 Important Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying A Home
28 Money And Life Lessons I’ve Learned
What To Do When Your Partner Is Horrible With Money
Reaching Early Retirement Through Dividend Growth Investing
Could Not Having A Budget Destroy Your Finances?
Here’s What I Learned From Working For Millionaires
How I Retired In My 30s – From Ugly Crying To Retiring Just 10 Years Later
Should People With High Incomes Be Allowed To Shop At Thrift Stores?
Change Your Life By Saving Just $1 More Each Day – How Much Should A Person Save Each Month?

Related personal finance tip: Personal Capital is a great resource that I highly recommend. They provide financial software somewhat similar to Mint, and it is free as well. Personal Capital is much more detailed though, so between the two, I would definitely choose Personal Capital. You can track your net worth, your cash flow, your portfolio, your investments, and more. Personal Capital pretty much picks up in the main area that Mint is not the greatest in, which is investment planning. Read Personal Capital Review – An Easier Way To Manage Your Finances.

Making money blogging

How I Successfully Built A $1,000,000+ Blog
How I’ve Earned $434,698+ From One Online Course Without Webinars Or Spending Money On Advertising
Blogging Changed My Life – Could It Change Yours?
Here are 5 great blogging freebies!
Why and How I Make Time to Blog With 3 Kids 3 and Under
5 Ways I Made My Blog Go Viral – 2,000,000 Views A Month In One Year!
My Complete List of Monthly Expenses for a Multi Million Dollar Blog
How I Grew My Blog from $0 to $17,000 per Month in a Year as a Stay at Home Mom

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Make extra money

12 Work From Home Jobs That Can Earn You $1,000+ Each Month
65 Ways To Make Extra Money
43 Extreme Things People Have Done To Make Money
How Melissa Made $40,000 In One Year Flipping Items
How To Make Money By Becoming A Cooking Instructor
10 Real Ways To Make Money In A Day (or a Week!)
How Jenn Makes Over $10,000 A Month With Her Online Store In Less Than 10 Hours Per Week
How to Make Extra Money with a Flea Market Booth
How To Spot Work From Home Job Scams And Avoid Them At All Costs
The Important Reasons You Need Multiple Streams of Income
How This 29 Year Old Is Building A Real Estate Empire
Should you get an MBA if you want to start your own business?
7+ Ways To Make $500 By The Weekend
How To Teach English From Home And Earn $14 to $26 An Hour

Income reports

How I Made $979,321 In 2016 – My December Online Income Report and Annual Wrap Up
My January 2017 Blog Income Report – $139,233
How I Made $160,211.27 in February Blogging
How I Made $130,856.35 In March Blogging
How I Made $131,448.35 In April While Traveling Full-Time
How I Made $120,104.93 In May Working From Home
How I Made $121,861.28 In June While Sailing to Beautiful Islands
How I Made $110,897.33 In July 2017 Blogging
How I Made $135,110 In August 2017 Blogging
How I Made $113,267.08 In September 2017 Blogging
How I Made $136,829.30 In October 2017 Blogging
How I Made $110,656 In November 2017 Blogging

Life, motivation, and inspiration

I’m a Female Breadwinner! I Earn Much More Than My Husband – So What?
The Less You Own, The Less That Owns You
Are You Making Your Life Difficult? 18 Ideas To Simplify Your Life in 2018
Stop Comparing Yourself To Others And Live Your Own Life
Less is More: Guide To Becoming a Minimalist
5 Great Benefits Of Being An Early Bird And How You Can Change
9 Ways to Live an Extraordinary Life
59 Things To Do Instead of Watching TV So That You Can Take Your Life Back
The Busy Person’s Guide On How To Be Healthy
How To Stay Focused, Get Stuff Done, And Be Successful
Every Dog/Cat Deserves a Home But Not Every Home Deserves A Pet
15 Habits That Are Hurting Your Happiness
My Search For A Better Work Life Balance
For Those Who Want Life To Speed Up – Are You Dreaming Too Much About Tomorrow?
Create a Life You Don’t Need To Escape From
How To Reach Your Goals

Travel

How I Run A Business While Traveling 365 Days a Year
How To Travel On A Budget And Still Have The Time Of Your Life
11 Reasons to Choose RV Life
Our 10-Day Sailing Charter Around The British Virgin Islands
I’m Tired Of Living In A Motorhome!>>> This is my favorite travel-related post for 2017 🙂
How To Camp For Free, Even In Beautiful and Desirable Places
9 Lessons I Learned From Traveling Around the World
How I Saved $45,000 In Three Years To Create A Life Of Travel
How This Successful Family Of Four Makes Travel Blogging Work For Them
Should you go on vacation if you have debt?
How To Make Extra Money By Renting Out Your RV
How This Couple Does Van Life with A Baby (and a dog!)
Why would you make $100,000+ a month and live in an RV?
How This Couple Bought an $11,500 RV, Traveled To All 50 States, and Built A Thriving Business
Common Full Time RVing Questions Part 2 – Don’t You Hate Each Other Yet?

One last thing. My sister runs a great blog called FITnancials. Here are some of my favorite blog posts of hers:

What are the best personal finance tips that you received in 2017? What was your favorite blog post from my blog or someone else’s?