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Winner of the Ready for the Real World Giveaway
This was a busy weekend for me, so I apologize that I am a couple of days late announcing the winner of the Ready for the Real World Giveaway. So, the winner is. . .drumroll please. . .#2–Kathryn!!! I have sent you an email to announce that you have won as well. You have 48 [...]
Last Day to Enter “Ready for the Real World Giveaway”
This is just a reminder that today is the last day to enter the “Ready for the Real World Giveaway”. To enter, please go to the Ready for the Real World blog post and leave a comment telling me what your favorite personal finance book is. There are also several ways to get bonus entries. [...]
Guest Post Guidelines
Happy Friday! Today, Independent Beginnings has added a new page to the blog– “Guest Posts”. Independent Beginnings welcomes and encourages the submission of guest posts. When submitting a guest post, however, there are a few guidelines that must be followed: 1. The article must be original and not previously posted on another blog or website. [...]
Whoah!!! Have I Gotten Off Track or What?
Before I say anything else, I would like to thank my dedicated readers/subscribers who have stuck through this quiet period on Independent Beginnings. I am amazed out how loyal you are. You are the best! Now, I would like to apologize for the recent inactivity. A lot has been going on and I feel like [...]
HP Back to School Giveaway Entry
With the start of school just around the corner, the Back to School: Better Together Giveaway is underway. One of the blogs participating in this giveaway is Student Bloggers. To enter the giveaway on this blog, you must write a blog post describing your best back to school story. I have decided to participate in [...]
Carnival of Twenty Something Finances Will Be Here Next Week
Next week, on June 29th, I will be hosting the Carnival of Twenty Something Finances. Make sure to get your submissions in! You can go to this site to submit your articles. Remember, you may only submit one article per carnival edition! See you on Monday! Similar Posts: Independent Beginnings Will Be Hosting the Carnival [...]
Does a Four-Day School Week Make Sense?
Recently, the school district for my area has been considering the possibility of switching to a four-day school week. Students would go to school a little bit longer Monday through Thursday and would then have Friday off. College students have been doing this for years (if they can work their schedule out to do so), [...]
Carnivals of the Week: 5/17-5/23
Another week has passed and several of my articles have been included in carnivals. Make sure to check out the carnivals and if you have not yet read the article, you will not want to miss out on these ones! My article Where to Put Your Emergency Fund? was included in this week’s edition of [...]
Oops, Sorry for the Goof-Up
I meant to schedule my last post to show up tomorrow and there was a different post for today. Since it is already up, though, I will leave it there. Happy THURSDAY! Similar Posts: Does a Four-Day School Week Make Sense? Ready for the Real World Giveaway Last Day to Enter “Ready for the Real [...]
New Theme: What Do You Think?
As you may have noticed, I recently changed the theme of my blog. The reason I did this was because I wanted to give the blog a cleaner appearance and make it easier to navigate. I am not completely done tweaking it, but it is at least ready enough to be published. I would love [...]
