Amanda L Grossman

Amanda L. Grossman is a writer and Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI®), Plutus Foundation Grant Recipient, and founder of Frugal Confessions. Over the last 17 years, her money work has helped people with how to save money and how to manage money.

She's been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger, Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Business Insider, LifeHacker, Real Simple Magazine, Woman's World, Woman's Day, ABC 13 Houston, Keybank, and more. Read more here or on LinkedIn.

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How to Achieve Savings Goals (12 Bold Strategies You’ve Gotta Try)

How to achieve savings goals? These tools and resources will have you achieving your goals in less time than you thought. There’s no secret to saving money. You earn money, …

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8 Free Money-Saving Goal Trackers (Crush Your Goal!)

Got a money-saving goal? I’d like to share several free money-saving goal trackers that will help you meet your goal. Free money-saving goal trackers are just the thing to keep …

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5 Essential Types of Financial Goals (Plus 24 Financial Goal Examples)

The five types of financial goals, plus how to write your own. Filled with plenty of examples of each type of financial goal. Most people list out the types of …

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7 S.M.A.R.T. Financial Goals Worksheets (All Free!)

Got a financial goal? Use one of these free S.M.A.R.T. financial goals worksheets to turn it into something you can achieve. How do you turn a financial goal you have …

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How to Stay Motivated to Save Money (Like a Boss).

I’m giving you deeper saving money motivations that’ll get you through this savings goal and beyond (plus my secret trick to save even more). Let me be clear about something. …

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9 Mini-Savings Challenges for Small Budgets (and Big Dreams!)

Totally doable, mini savings challenges that are perfect for you if you’ve got a small budget, but big savings dreams. Seriously – you’ve gotta try them! Thinking about taking up …