Reader Stories
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- Reader Story: Why I Lied About Money
- Reader Story: The Money Fix
- Reader Story: A Frugal, Happy Life
- Reader Story: Turning a Side Hustle into Self Employment
- Reader Story: Can a Saver Learn to Spend?
- The Night That Mama Cried While Angels Sang
- Reader Story: Recovering from Divorce
- Reader Story: Finding Financial Balance
- Reader Story: Working Overseas
- Reader Story: What My Father’s Death Taught Me About Estate Planning
- Reader Story: The 30-Day No-Restuarant Challenge
- Reader Story: Adding to Our Family Without Subtracting from Our Budget
- Reader Story: Long-Term Thinking Pays Off
- Reader Story: How Debt Put My Dreams on Hold
- Reader Story: Using Small Income Streams to Fund Big Goals
- Reader Story: Saving for Retirement with More Than Mutual Funds
- Reader Story: How to Buy a Car at Auction
- Reader Story: The High Cost of Kids’ Sports
- Reader Story (and Question): Saving Time and Money with Autopay
- Reader Story: Lay-Off Resistant Family Finances
- Reader Story: Winning the Lottery
- How to Submit a Reader Story or Question to Get Rich Slowly
- Reader Story: Taking a Risk, Reaping the Rewards
- How to Save on Your Cell Phone Plan with Secret No-Contract Deals
- Reader Story: How I Sold My Condo and Saved $5,000
- Reader Story: Estate Planning – The First Month
- Ask the Readers: Financial Success Stories?
- Reader Story: Negative Budgeting and a Healthy Outlook on Life
- Reader Story: The Product of Frugal Parents
- Reader Story: Making Life Transitions Meaningful
- Reader Story Update: How My Debt-Free Marriage Led to Freedom for New Opportunities
- Reader Story: The Costs and Savings of Bicycle Commuting
- Reader Story (and Question): Financial Health vs. Mental Health?
- Reader Story: How My Parents and I Partnered on a Win-Win Savings Plan For College
- Reader Story: How I Built My Own House — Without a Mortgage
- Reader Story: I’m a Sugar Mama (and Proud of It!)
- Reader Story: Rental Properties from the Tenant’s Point of View
- Reader Story: Paying Attention and Taking Action
- Reader Story: How I Learned About Frugality from De-Cluttering
- Reader Story: A Five-Year Financial Turnaround
- Reader Story: Fight for Your Finances
- Follow-Up: Taking a 20% Pay Cut
- Reader Story: Saving the American Way…and the Bulgarian Way
- Reader Story: Debt-Free College Education as a Returning Student
- Reader Story: Saving for Something Close to Home
- Reader Story: How I Avoided Student Loans
- Reader Story: Why I Spent $5000 to See the Space Shuttle
- Reader Story: Living on Less in Mexico
- Reader Story: Sailing Away from the American Dream
- Reader Story: Mistakes and Milestones, and Lessons Learned Along the Way
- Reader Story: How to Find Budgeting Nirvana with Mint.com
- Reader Story: Money Lessons for Kids from Captain America
- Reader Story: How Moving to a Developing Nation Improved Our Financial Situation
- Reader Story: Coping with My Inheritance
- Reader Story: How Our Simple, No-Category, Mostly-Cash Budget Accidentally Paid Off the Car
- Reader Story: A Fresh Start on the Path to Prosperity
- Reader Story: First Generation White Collar
- Reader Story: My Year Without Clothes Shopping
- Reader Story: Making the Move to Semi-Retirement
- Reader Story: My Debt-Free Marriage
- Reader Story: Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Christmas (and Beyond!)
- Reader Story: Pedaling Toward Financial Freedom
- Reader Story: How We Bought a New Car
- Reader Story: Since My Divorce
- Reader Story: How I Persevered and Killed My Credit Card Debt
- Reader Story: Scholarships for Fun and Profit
- Reader Story: Even Better Than Enough
- Reader Story: How We Became Reluctant Landlords
- Reader Story: How I Purchased Private Health Insurance
- Reader Story: Working for Uncle Sam Overseas
- Reader Story: I Got a 20% Pay Cut — and Loved It!
- Reader Story: Patience and Persistence Pay Off
- Reader Story: I Paid for Graduate School by Renting out Rooms
- Reader Story: I Quit My Job and Joined the Peace Corps
- Reader Story: How I Save Tons of Money by Grocery Shopping Once Every Three Months
- Reader Story: I Was a TV Freelancer (or Financial Planning and Job Instability)
- Reader Story: Rich Dad, Stingy Dad
- Reader Story: Learning to Spend
- Reader Story: Debt-Free by 30 — Including the Mortgage!
- Reader Story: The Other Side of Bankruptcy
- Reader Story: Social Capital and the Microeconomic Recovery
- Reader Story: I Paid Off $70,000 in Debt and Quit My Job!
- Reader Story: Surviving and Thriving
- Reader Story: The $20 Challenge
- Reader Story: Learning to Read the Fine Print
- Reader Story: A Drastic Change for Drastic Results
- Reader Story: I’m Done with Debt
- Reader Story: Our Financial Turnaround
- Reader Story: How (and Why) I Moved My Money to a Local Bank
- Reader Story: I Was Drowning in Debt
- Reader Story: Discovering the Power of Compound Interest
- Reader Story: Be Happy on Your Own Terms
- Reader Story: How I Learned to Save LESS — and Loved It
- Reader Story: I Bought a Fire Station for My First Home
- Win $500 in the 2010 Get Rich Slowly Video Contest
- Reader Story: How I Ruined My Credit Score, and How It Didn’t Ruin My Life
- Reader Story: How I Paid Off $18,000 in Student Loans While Still in Graduate School
- Reader Story: A Cautionary Tale
- Reader Story: How I Fought Lifestyle Inflation — and Won!
- Reader Story: How I Saved Hundreds of Dollars on Insurance
- Reader Story: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Moved in with Mom
- Reader Story: Turning Debt Repayment Into a Game
- Reader Story: Rental Properties for the Average Joe
- Reader Story: How I Got Married on the Cheap — And Loved It!
- Reader Story: How I Cut 16 Years from My Mortgage in Just One Hour
- Reader Story: How I Paid Off $18,500 in Debt
