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Good Morning America on August 14th, 2024 – How this couple paid off $52K debt in 18 months

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/couple-paid-off-52k-debt-18-months-112804740

Cardrates.com on December 13th, 2023 – 10 Best Personal Finance Bloggers

https://www.cardrates.com/news/10-best-personal-finance-bloggers-for-2023/

Yahoo Finance on December 12, 2023 – 10 Spending Solutions for the Holiday Season, According to Experts

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-spending-solutions-holiday-season-

USA Today on November 30, 2023 – Why do millennials know so much about personal finance? (Hint: Ask their parents.)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/11/30/boomers-taught-millennials-personal-finance/71742719007/

KX News on August 1, 2023 – What does North Dakota’s average debt look like?

https://www.kxnet.com/news/state-news/what-does-north-dakotas-average-debt-look-like/

Yahoo Finance on March 1 2023 – How To Save For College

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/save-college

American Hero News on February 20, 2023 – Here’s how newlyweds paid off $52K debt in 18 months

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/02/heres-how-newlyweds-paid-off-52k-debt-in-18-months/

The Epoch Times on February 7, 2023 – Arizona Couple Shares How They Paid Off $52,000 of Consumer Debt in Just 18 Months

https://www.theepochtimes.com/arizona-couple-shares-how-they-paid-off-52000-of-consumer-debt-in-just-18-months_4990015.html

The Street on December 31st, 2022 – Five Money Moves to Make Right Away in 2023

https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/five-money-moves-to-make-right-away-in-2023

Yahoo Finance on December 19th, 2022 – How To Set a Financial Resolution in 2023 — and Actually Stick to It

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/set-financial-resolution-2023-actually-190022874.html

San Diego Tribune on December 5th, 2022 – Tips for turning blogging into a viable side gig

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-12-05/tips-for-turning-blogging-into-a-viable-side-gig

US News & World Report on November 11, 2022 – What is Zero Based Budgeting

https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/saving-and-budgeting/articles/what-is-zero-based-budgeting

ABC News 15 on November 2, 2022 – 6 tips for saving money while grocery shopping during inflation

https://www.abc15.com/news/smart-shopper/6-tips-on-saving-money-while-grocery-shopping-during-time-of-inflation

Bankrate on October 14,2022 – How Interest Rates Affect Debt

https://www.bankrate.com/loans/personal-loans/how-interest-rates-affect-debt/

GOBankingRates on October 14, 2022 – 5 Sneaky Ways To Cut Your Household Bills in Half

https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/savings-advice/sneaky-ways-to-cut-your-household-bills-in-half/

Latin Post on September 28, 2022 – SNAP Benefits Update: Can You Use Your EBT Payments to Buy in Amazon?

https://www.latinpost.com/articles/156918/20220928/snap-benefits-update-use-ebt-payments-buy-amazon.htm

GOBankingRates on July 6, 2022 – How To Achieve the Net Worth of Your Dreams

https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/wealth/how-to-achieve-net-worth-of-your-dreams/

MoneyInc on June 15, 2022 – 10 Ways To Sell Gift Cards

https://moneyinc.com/sell-gift-cards-online/

Stock Investor on June 6, 2022 – The Complete List Of Stock Investing Resource Pages

https://www.stockinvestor.com/53715/the-complete-list-of-stock-investing-resource-pages/

GOBankingRates on June 3, 2022 – How To Achieve the Net Worth of Your Dreams

https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/wealth/how-to-achieve-net-worth-of-your-dreams/

CNBC Make IT on March 11, 2022 – Couple who paid off $52,000 in debt in under 2 years: Here are our best savings tips

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/11/couple-who-paid-off-52000-in-debt-in-under-2-years-here-are-our-best-savings-tips.html

GOBankingRates on September 26th, 2021 – 4 Biggest Financial Hurdles for Gen Z That No One Else Has Faced

https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/financial-planning/4-biggest-financial-hurdles-for-gen-z-that-no-one-else-has-faced/

USA Today on September 3rd, 2021 – Gen Z Turns to TikTok for Investing Advice

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2021/09/03/bitcoin-crypto-dogecoin-robinhood-gen-z-millennials-stock-market/5653732001/

Barron’s on June 24, 2021 – Is Now The Time To Invest in NFTs?

https://www.barrons.com/articles/is-now-the-time-to-invest-in-nfts-01624392156

Yahoo!News on May 20, 2021 – 2 Easy Ways to Pay Off Debt

https://news.yahoo.com/12-easy-ways-pay-off-180924014.html

US News Money on May 10, 2021 – 10 Best Budget Apps for 2021

https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/saving-and-budgeting/slideshows/best-budget-apps

US News Money on May 6, 2021 – 10 Best Money Saving Apps

https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/saving-and-budgeting/slideshows/best-apps-for-saving-money

Yahoo! Lifestyle on April 21, 2021 – Everything You Need to Know About Non-Fungible Tokens

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/everything-know-non-fungible-tokens-144725591.html

REALSIMPLE on April 21, 2021 – What Are NFT’s – Everything You Need to Know About Non-Fungible Tokens

https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/what-are-nfts-non-fungible-tokens

MSN Money on April 16, 2021 – Turn Your $50K Salary Into a $1M Retirement Fund

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/turn-your-dollar50k-salary-into-a-dollar1m-retirement-fund/ar-BB1fJ1yN

Las Vegas Review on February 4th, 2021 – Life in Debt: 23 Reasons You Will Always Be Poor

https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/life-in-debt-23-reasons-you-will-always-be-poor-2273187/

Marriage Kids and Money on July 22nd, 2020 – 15 Smart Tips to Pay Off Your Mortgage Faster

https://marriagekidsandmoney.com/tips-pay-off-mortgage-faster/

The Street on January 27th, 2020 – How to Find the Best TV Deal Before Super Bowl Sunday

https://www.thestreet.com/how-to/how-to-find-best-tv-deal-super-bowl-sunday

Forbes on January 22nd, 2020 – How Can Boomerang Kids Help You Retire Faster?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscarosa/2020/01/22/how-can-boomerang-kids-help-you-retire-faster/

Bankrate on December 1st, 2019 – Best bank account bonuses for December 2019

https://www.bankrate.com/banking/best-bank-account-bonuses/

Forbes on November 2nd, 2019 – 20 Financial Bloggers Share Their Secrets To Running A Successful Blog

https://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2019/11/02/financial-blogging-success-secrets/#1236e95c3848

Newsday on September 8th, 2019 – Try to avoid tapping retirement funds to pay your bills

https://www.newsday.com/business/retirement-funds-debt-1.35662348

US News and World Report on August 14th, 2019 – 6 Ways to Protect Your Retirement Savings

https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/401ks/articles/ways-to-protect-your-retirement-savings

Television

Cheddar TV

AZ Family (Channel 3)

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Fox News

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Fox 10 News

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The Morning Scramble (Channel 7)

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News Publications/Websites

Axios

Halloween 2021 Will Be Pricier Than Ever by Jennifer Kingson on October 19, 2021

US News & World Report

How Newlyweds Paid Off $52,000 in Debt in 18 Months by Susan Johnson on February 4th, 2013

CNN Money

Marriage and money: Our biggest mistake by Melanie Hicken on July 18th, 2013

Fox Business

11 Tips Every Home Owner Needs to Know About Insurance by Allison Kade on August 14th, 2013

How to destroy student loan debt by Christina Couch on June 10th, 2013

Arizona Republic

Arizona’s top 35 entrepreneurs 35 and younger 2014 on November 1st, 2014

Mint

Expert Interview with Deacon Hayes on Paying Off Debt for Mint on November 18th, 2014

New Retirement

Expert Interview with Deacon Hayes of Well Kept Wallet About Personal Finances on January 5th, 2015

Chase

Success Stories: Managing My Debt by Diane Franklin on April 16th, 2015

Grow from Acorns

The First Thing I Did When I Got Debt Free by Marianne Hayes on June 13, 2016

DebtMovement.com 

YouTube video

Podcasts

Think Entrepreneurship Podcast by Pete Sveen – Episode 9: The 9-5 Transition with Deacon Hayes

Entrepreneur on Fire with John Lee Dumas – Episode 310: Deacon Hayes of Well Kept Wallet

Marriage Kids and Money – How to Achieve Financial Independence and Retire Early

Money Peach – Where to Make Extra Money During COVID-19 Crisis