About Carrie
I’m a 20-something year old gal living in Kansas City. I have a business degree and I just passed the CPA Exam! I paid off $26,000 in debt (student loans, car loans, credit cards) in 3 years. I am currently debt-free and it is the most liberating feeling in the world!
Other tidbits about me? I workout frequently, love fashion but don’t know much about it, eat out regularly, have a penchant for goal-setting, despise cooking, dream big, wish every day was a summer day, and calculate my net worth much too often.
I plan to spend the rest of my life debt-free (except for a mortgage) and vow to never finance a car ever again.
So, what are my current financial goals? Now that I’m debt-free and have saved a $10,000 emergency fund, my biggest focus is saving for a down payment on a house. Lloyd and I plan to put at least 20% down, which means we’re working to save a cool $50,000. Speaking of Lloyd, we recently got engaged (!) and are now in the process of planning our wedding. I’m doing my best to try to keep this shin-dig from getting too expensive. Follow my journey as I save for a house and try to plan a somewhat stress-free and affordable wedding!
I blog anonymously. I do this because I have personal and private financial information listed here. However, I have fallen so deeply in love with writing and blogging that I’m transitioning to the world of non-anonymous blogging. It’s a slow process but I am so excited! Stay tuned!
Like what you see? I think writing is pretty fabulous. I thrive on sharing my thoughts through an entertaining, yet smart, flow of writing. I can write about personal finance, taxes, health, exercise, self-improvement, frugality, saving money, getting out of debt….okay, you get the picture. If you’re interested in having me write for you, please e-mail at carrieonthecheap [at] gmail [dot] com!
Check out more of my writing at Money Under 30 where I’m a weekly Contributing Blogger.
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Contact me: carrieonthecheap [at] gmail [dot] com
Blonde & Balanced 
Hey Carrie,
I’d love to talk to you for a story I’m writing about frugal living in KC. It sounds like you’d be perfect! Let me know if you’d like to talk.
Lisa Gutierrez
feature writer
KC Star
816-234-4987
Sure! Feel free to e-mail me at carrieonthecheap@gmail.com
Thanks!
Hi Carrie, I think I’d like to add you to my blog reading list. If you’d like to do a link exchange on our link lists on our blog, email me I’d like to add ya.
Congrats on paying off your school loans! I totally know the feeling of getting all the weight off your shoulders!
$26,000 in 3 years? I’m very jealous and congrats…
I’m hoping to clear out 44,000 in 3 years =] but I still have $35k to go ><
what an awesome accomplishment paying off that debt!! I’m super jealous!!