External Links & Tools
Below is a curated list of helpful blogs, podcasts, subreddits, and apps that can support your journey to becoming debt-free.
Tools & Apps
- You Need A Budget (YNAB): A premium budgeting tool.
- Mint: A free budgeting app.
- EveryDollar: A zero-based budgeting app.
- Tiller: Spreadsheet-based budgeting.
- Credit Karma: Free credit monitoring.
- Debt Payoff Planner: Visualize your payoff strategy.
- Unbury.me: Debt calculator tool.
- SoFi: Loan refinancing.
- Chime: Free online banking.
Blogs & Websites
- Dave Ramsey: Debt snowball expert.
- Mr. Money Mustache: Financial independence strategies.
- The Balance: Personal finance tips.
- Smart Passive Income: Side hustles and earning strategies.
- Get Rich Slowly: Wealth-building advice.
- Frugalwoods: Extreme frugality.
- Budgets Are Sexy: Fun personal finance insights.
- Financial Samurai: Wealth-building tactics.
- Money Crashers: Budgeting and investing.
Podcasts
- The Dave Ramsey Show: Real-life debt payoff stories.
- Afford Anything: Financial independence and smart investing.
- The BiggerPockets Money Podcast: Real-world finance strategies.
- HerMoney with Jean Chatzky: Women and money management.
- The Smart Passive Income Podcast: Side hustle and income tips.
- The Stacking Benjamins Show: Lighthearted personal finance talk.
- ChooseFI: Achieve financial independence.
- Marriage, Kids, and Money: Family-focused wealth-building.
- The Minimalists Podcast: Living debt-free.
Reddit Subreddits
- r/personalfinance - Finance tips.
- r/povertyfinance - Budgeting for low income.
- r/financialindependence - Retire early movement.