As each year comes to a close, I like to gather all of the posts from Making Sense of Cents into one convenient roundup so you can browse everything from the past year and find what interests you most.
I’ve organized the posts into the following categories to make navigation easy:
- Free resources you can sign up for
- Ways to make money or work from home
- Money-saving tips
- Personal finance stories (debt payoff and early retirement)
- Money management advice
- How to make money blogging
- Life, motivation, and inspiration
- Travel
I also manage a private Facebook community for readers of Making Sense of Cents. If you’re looking to improve your finances and life, join the group and connect with others who are working toward the same goals.
Enjoy these practical life and money tips!
Freebies you can sign up for
- How To Start A Blog — FREE Course
- Affiliate Marketing Tips For Bloggers — Free eBook
- 80+ Ways To Make Extra Money — Free eBook
- The 52-Week Money Challenge
- Free Blogging Planner Workbook
- Weekly Meal Planner Printable
Make money or work from home
- 29 Best Stay-At-Home Jobs (My Full-Time Job Is #1)
- 7 Best Ways To Get Paid To Read Books
- 20 Best Online Proofreading Jobs For Beginners (Earn $40,000+ a Year)
- Online Bookkeeping Jobs: How To Get Started
- How I Make $400,000 Per Year Selling Educational Printables
- How I Make Over $10,000 Each Month With A Niche Site
- How To Start A Proofreading Business And Make $4,000+ Monthly
- How I’ve Made Over $1,000,000 With A Subscription Box Business
- How I Started A $650,000 Per Year Litter Cleanup Business
- Best Ways To Find Virtual Assistant Jobs
- How To Start A Vending Machine Business — How I Make $7,000 Monthly
- How To Find A Remote Job: Best Sites, Tips, and More
- 30 Best Money-Making Apps
- 22 Best Online Business Ideas You Can Start
- How To Make More Money — 100+ Practical Ideas
Money saving tips
- 20 Best Money-Saving Apps (I’ve Used Many Of These)
- 15 Creative Ways To Get Free Stuff
- Swagbucks Review — How Much Can You Earn?
- 50+ Best Frugal Tips To Start Saving Now
Personal money stories
- This 33-Year-Old Mom Makes $760,000 a Year in Passive Income and Lives on a Sailboat
- How We Paid Off $189,000 in Student Loans in 4.5 Years
- How We Bought a House and Only Pay a $116 Monthly Payment
- How We Retired at 29, Travel, and Keep Expenses Low
- How I Went From a 480 Credit Score to Over 750
- How We Retired in Our 30s With $1,000,000 and Travel the World
- 9 Early Retirement Stories That Will Motivate You
- How We Paid Off $70,000 of Debt in 7 Months
- How I’ve Traveled Full Time for 20 Years (And Make/Save Money)
- How We Paid Off $80,000 of Debt in 6 Years
- How We Paid Off $162,000 in Debt
Money management tips
- Annual Money Checkup — 20 Items For Your Checklist
- How To Simplify Your Financial Life — 12 Practical Tips
- Bask Bank Review: Earn Airline Miles By Saving
- How To Save Money During The Holidays — 20+ Ways To Save & Make Money
- Policygenius Review: An Easy Way To Get Affordable Life Insurance
- 16 Ways To Spring Clean Your Finances
- What Are Dividends & How Do They Work: A Beginner’s Guide
- 15 Easy Freezer Meals For New Parents
- 14 Cheap, Easy Budget Meals To Try Tonight
Related personal finance tip: Personal Capital is a useful tool I recommend for tracking net worth, cash flow, portfolio performance, investments, and more.
Make money blogging
- Blog Income Reports From A Multi-Million Dollar Blog (Real Reports)
- The 25 Most-Asked Blogging Questions To Help You Start
- How I Get 100,000 Monthly Pageviews With Pinterest Traffic Tips And Earn Over $200,000 Per Year
- 11 Years & $5 Million Later: Lessons I Learned From Blogging
- 10 Best Things I Did To Build A $5 Million Blog
- How To Monetize A Blog: How I Grew A $5 Million Blog
- How I Make $110,000 a Year As A Food Blogger
- How I Reached 70,000 Page Views in 7 Months With Zero Experience (And Make $2,200 Monthly)
- 10 Best Reasons To Start A Blog — Start Yours Now
How To Start A Blog — FREE Course: This free email course walks you through creating a blog step by step, from the technical setup (it’s easier than you think) to earning your first income and attracting an audience. Over seven days, you’ll receive one helpful lesson per email to guide you toward a successful and profitable blog.
Life, motivation, and inspiration
- 70+ Goal Ideas For 2023: Make This New Year Your Best Yet
- Best Baby Gear — A Guide For New Parents
- 118 Things To Do When Bored At Home
- How To Quit Your Job And Become Self-Employed — 5 Steps For Success
Travel
- 24 Best Ideas To Vacation On A Budget
- How Much We Spent To Visit All 50 States In One Year
- How To Become A Flight Attendant — Average Salary $61,640
- How To Make Money As An Airbnb Experience Host
- How My Family Of Four Flies Free Six Times Every Year
- How I Turned Travel Goals Into Financial Wins
- How We Moved A Family Of Five To One Of The Most Expensive Countries With No Income
What was the best personal finance tip you learned this year?