Tomorrow: How to Leave Debt Behind and Master Your Money

Six years ago I had the idea to start a blog. At the time I had no clue what I was doing—a status that hasn’t changed much over the years. But despite being clueless, I knew that I could look to others who had done it and see what worked for them.

Then, in an attempt to steal adapt their strategies, I’d try to make a go of it myself.

In the early days, the person I adapted from more than anyone else was J.D. Roth.

J.D. was my blogging role model. I loved what he had done with a popular site ca...