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. […]
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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 […]
From Zero to Financial Freedom: How to Build Your Own Real American Dream
One of the most popular articles on Wallet Hacks is about the 7 passive income streams of millionaires – it walks you through my framework for thinking about wealth building. Active income, passive income, accumulating wealth, financial gravity – the whole lot. When Scott Trench approached me about his new book, Set for Life, I […]
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 […]
How much is your time worth?
If you were on an overbooked flight, how much would it take for you to take a flight the next day? $500? $800? $1500? If you’re a doctor, on a United flight in Chicago, and absolutely had to be somewhere the next day – the answer is “infinity.” Or as United showed us last week, […]
4 Digit.co Alternatives & Replacements: No Fee Micro-Savings Apps
I’m not going to beat around the bush here – if you’re reading this article, you recently learned that Digit.co instituted a monthly fee of $2.99. (for a deeper dive into what Digit does, read our review of Digit) Existing users won’t have to pay the fee for 100 days but anyone who joins now […]
What is the Average Tax Refund? $2,763 for TY2016
It’s huge. Like 686 Whoppers huge. I’ve been watching the average tax refund statistic for years, ever since the Bargaineering days, and it’s always been around $3,000. For the 2017 filing season average tax refund is (as of May 12th, 2017): $2,769 That’s based on 137.4 million tax returns received, of which 130.8 million have […]
