I love buying gas from Costco. I love Costco gas mostly because it’s insanely cheap. Like 20-25 cents cheaper than my local gas station, which is arguably somewhat pricier than average because it’s in a weird location and super convenient for people who live near the weird location. I try to go when the warehouse […]
9 Surprising Ways to Make Money Recycling
Reduce, reuse, recycle… get paid? Yep. We recycle a lot in our home. We recycle because it’s a good thing to do but it also reduces the number of trash bags. Trash smells so the fewer the better! But did you know the stuff you’re leaving in your blue bin could be worth cash? (we […]
Understanding Maslow’s Hierarchy of Financial Needs
Psychology was one of my favorite subjects in school. It was like getting an instruction manual for how people worked. A cheat sheet, if you will. One of my favorite “theories” in psychology is Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Here it is: It’s a theory of human motivation. We aim to fulfill the needs at […]
What does it mean to be Licensed, Bonded, and Insured?
Homeownership is great… except you end up shelling out quite a bit to get things done to and around your home. We live on a wooded lot with lots of tall trees. Just recently a maple fell and it measured a little over 4′ in diameter with the main trunk that was easily 10′ tall. […]
7 Easy Ways to Improve Your Finances Right Now
If you only have a few minutes to focus on your money, it doesn’t make sense to start a two hour process. You won’t finish, the work will be wasted, and you’ll have to start over. Instead, if you have 15 minutes, do a 15 minute job. There are plenty of those, even if you […]
7 Papa John’s Pizza Hacks: More Pizza, Better Ingredients, Pay Less
I grew up in New York and seemingly every Friday, I’d drive with my dad to a local pizza shop. I’d sit in the passenger seat, holding the box on my lap, as it tortured me during the agonizing ten minute drive home. The slices were delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. […]
Best Microsoft Excel Budgeting Spreadsheets – Free Household Budgeting Templates You Can Use!
When it comes to managing your finances, having a solid budget in place is key. Budgeting tells your money where to go and by giving your money a purpose, you gain more clarity and control over your finances. Creating and sticking to a budget is easy if you make it realistic. Tracking your spending and […]
Average Net Worth by Age – A Look at American’s Wealth & How You Stack Up
When I was in high school, my high school quarterly report card always told me which decile I was in with respect to grades. Every quarter – top 10%, 2nd half. There were 495 students in my grade so that meant I was somewhere between 25th and 50th. Every quarter – same result. Top 10%, […]
Is Swagbucks Worth My Time? A Swagbucks Review
Have you heard of Swagbucks? If you’re here, you probably want to learn more about them. It’s consistently one of the most popular programs on our list of sites to make extra money and I wanted to do a deeper dive into them. I first learned about Swagbucks after meeting with some of their folks […]
Best Personal Finance Software Apps of 2017
Ten years ago, there were no solid money apps out there. In fact, apps weren’t really a thing yet and the first iPhone wouldn’t be released until January of 2007. Personal finance software consisted of Intuit’s Quicken, or the business alternatives of Quickbooks, and not much else. Mint wouldn’t become a thing until 2006 and […]
