Wallet Squirrel

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Wallet Squirrel is a personal finance blog by best friends Andrew & Adam on how money works, building side-hustles, and the benefits of cleverly investing the profits. Featured on MSN Money, AOL Finance, and more!

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Income Report – April, 2017

May 4, 2017 /0 Comments/in /by

Why do I publish my Income Reports? This is a trend I started after seeing many of my blogging friends publish what they made online. If it wasn’t for them publishing where they made their money, I wouldn’t have believed it was possible to make money online. Now I continue this journey, proving it is […]

Ebates Review – Why I Wish I Started This Two Years Ago

April 27, 2017 /2 Comments/in , , /by

Ebates Review – Why I Wish I Started This Two Years Ago Three weeks ago, I received a message from my buddy Cameron over at SquirrelBox suggesting to do an Ebates Review. I initially scoffed because I DON’T NEED ANOTHER APP! You, like me, have seen “Ebates” pop up on your social media and thought the […]

What I Learned from Commenting on 30 Blogs in a week

April 13, 2017 /26 Comments/in /by

I regularly comment on other blogs. I wanted to share why I do this, why others should do this and what I learned after commenting on 30 blogs in a week. I’ll admit, I originally wanted to comment on 100 blogs in a week, but not only was that impossible with a full work schedule, […]

Income Report – March, 2017

April 6, 2017 /10 Comments/in /by

Have you ever sold $6,000 worth of stocks at 7:40 in the morning while eating Captain Crunch? I have. Following last week’s post on my Cost-Benefit Analysis, Invest my Tax Return or Pay Off my Car. I came to a decision. I will pay off my car. I am using my $3,200 tax refund (plus […]

Cost Benefit Analysis Example – Pay Off My Car or Invest?

March 30, 2017 /4 Comments/in /by

Here is an example of a Cost Benefit Analysis I did regarding what I should do with my upcoming tax refund. I pay a ridiculous amount in student loans and to the government annually. So I can usually expect a sizable chunk back. Now I face the question of using my tax refund to either […]

Latest Stock Buys Since May

March 23, 2017 /4 Comments/in /by

If you haven’t seen my income reports, I’ve been making some nice extra income and I always invest this for passive income in the form of dividends. Here are some of my latest stock buys with the extra cash. How Do I Invest? I’m still pretty new at investing so I usually try to invest […]

Wallet Squirrel is now an LLC

March 9, 2017 /13 Comments/in /by

Believe it not, but registering Wallet Squirrel as an LLC was pretty freaking easy. Personal Goal – I’ve always wanted to be a business owner and now is the moment. Wallet Squirrel is legit! My fear – I was always terrified that registering a company would put a spotlight on me by the IRS to rummage […]

Income Report – February, 2017

March 2, 2017 /14 Comments/in /by

Upon first glance, I’m sighed “crap” under my breath while looking over my new income report infographic. I didn’t make much. Especially after an awesome month just four weeks ago, but here’s why! Why is this Income Report lower? The main reason, I didn’t have a sponsor post or an experiment earn any income this […]

Holy Crap! Interest Checking Accounts are a Thing

February 23, 2017 /7 Comments/in , /by

Until two years ago I didn’t know there were such a thing as an Interest Checking Account. I had a standard Wells Fargo checking account for 12 years making me zero money. Literally zip, so imagine my surprise when I discovered there are checking accounts out there that pay you interest like a savings account. […]

Naming Force Review: Make Money Naming Start Ups

February 16, 2017 /25 Comments/in , /by

Naming Force is a website that runs naming contests for up and coming companies/start-ups looking to generate a creative name for their company. I’ve been testing this website for the last month to see what it’s about, so here is my Naming Force Review. What is Name Force? NamingForce.com solves a problem. When a company doesn’t […]