I’m always looking for ways to make my money go farther and I often find myself thinking, “wouldn’t it be nice if there was a one stop shop where I could make money, buy what I needed without spending a ton of money, and save some money? Believe it or not, this place exists and it is called Craigslist!
Saving money is good. Saving money is something we should all be doing. But is it too far-fetched to suggest that we need not do it 100% of the time? So when is it not a priority to save money?
“Would you like to supersize that?” This is a phrase we often hear when we order our food at fast food restaurants. But have you thought about how much money you could actually save by NOT supersizing your order?
Choosing the right hotel for your vacation can really have a major impact on how enjoyable your vacation is. And, if you’ve been given sole responsibility of choosing the right hotel, like I usually am, you’re liable to get a few not-so-wonderful glares if you make the wrong choice.
If you’re moderately frugal, it’s a good day when you find an online promotion for something you need. But the seriously cheap among us feel that we could somehow save even more, that this online coupon code gig is just a piece of a larger price-slashing puzzle. The biggest hurdle online shoppers face in trying to get even greater discounts is the one coupon code per purchase qualification.
I have endured countless hours of poker over the last five years, playing upwards of two million hands. I started playing No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em with friends as a way to socialize and pass the time, but when I started to win I realized there was so much more to the game than just pushing your chips in the middle and hoping for the best. I realized that I could use everything I learned at the poker table by trying to become a “winner” with my personal finances.
There are so many things that stop us in our tracks financially. Why does getting stuck seem easier than making progress? Here are four popular places we get jammed and four tips on how to remove obstacles from your fiscal flow.
I. Stuck place: Denial
My new client works in finance, but he’s like the cobbler whose [...]
I was recently flipping through my wife’s August Oprah Magazine when I came across an article that caught my eye. It was written by a lady named Martha Beck and she was writing about what she called the “Joy Dividend.” I was curious so I read her article, fell in love with her concept and then asked my wife if she had ever heard of Martha Beck. To my surprise out spilled a deluge of information.
Your credit score is a huge part of your financial picture and how you manage your credit cards is now very important to your identity. Not only does your credit score affect your interest rate when making big purchases (such as a car, a home, or even a loan), but it gives those who don’t know you a taste of who you are. So how can you sustain and boost your credit scores?
A couple months ago I wrote an article titled 10 Things You Should Never Buy. After that article was written, I realized there were quite a few things I left off that list.
We posted an article on the “The 10 Greatest iPad Finance Apps” by Allison Berry on April 29, 2010. Since then we have seen a surge in the number of finance applications for the iPad. Simply clicking on the Finance category under iPad in iTunes results in 234 applications. Here is the (next) list of great IPad finance applications.
All too often when something breaks, we just throw it away. Some things aren’t repairable (for example light bulbs and drinking glasses), but many are! I’ve seen many a neighbor throw away good appliances and other expensive tools. In many cases, the items being thrown away had a minor, fixable break. What a waste of money!
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