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 […]
The Best Way to Exchange Foreign Currency & Money
We’re planning a vacation to England and one of the things we’ll need is cash. In previous visits, we’ve relied on the partnership between Bank of America and Barclays. I could use a Barclays ATM to withdraw British Pounds without paying a fee while getting the most up to date currency conversion rate possible. More […]
How to Get Free Money from Sign Up Bonuses – 18+ Companies Give $2,743
Do you like money? What about free money? Of course you like money. And of course you like free money too. What kind of question is that. What if I told you that there are legitimate companies out there giving away free cash? So many companies want your business and will bend over backwards to […]
How to Get a Free Share of Stock from Robinhood @robinhoodapp (2017)
Robinhood is a popular stock trading app that charges absolutely no commissions. You can read our full review of Robinhood to get a better idea of what they do. I have an account with them and have zero complaints. They recently raised $110 million at a $1.3 billion valuation and are looking to blowing the […]
Save More by Keeping a Running Count of “Profitable Budget Days”
Are you familiar with the game Blackjack? It’s really simple. You get two cards, the dealer gets two cards, and then you say Hit if you want more cards. The point is to get closer than the dealer to 21 without going over. To get an edge, you can “count cards” to keep track of […]
10 Delicious Chick-fil-A (@ChickfilA) Hacks: Eat Mor Chikin for Less
Chick-fil-A is delicious. There’s no way around it. That spicy chicken sandwich is divine. Heck, I just ate and looking at the picture of the dang thing is making my mouth water. My kids love it too. Six piece nugget, fruit cup, and a chocolate milk. Sometimes juice. Want to know the best hacks for […]
Battle of the Budget Apps: Quicken vs. Mint vs. Personal Capital
I’ve been thinking a lot about budgeting tools. When I first starting working, I kept a “Budget Bible” that tracked my spending down to the penny. It was easy because I was single, had few financial obligations, and plenty of time. Today, budgeting is harder and with less time for mundane tasks, I rely on […]
