President Biden recently stated he has spoken to major big box store CEOs about Christmas supply chain issues. He assured us we will be able to get our Christmas shopping done. What if that isn’t exactly how it pans out? Last year I wrote an article about doing experiences over gifts for Christmas. While experiences […]
Christmas-Doing Experiences Instead of Gifts
As we turn the corner and head into the holiday season, paying for gifts, travel, and food is often a stress factor for families. Numerous American families go into debt for Christmas expenses. Planning will save you stress and money going into the new year. This article will help you think of some ways to […]
5 Gifting Strategies to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse in January
I’ve pretty much gotten all of my Christmas gifting wrapped up. Ok, so not all of the presents are actually wrapped and under the tree. But I have at least purchased, or made, most of the things I’ll be giving as gifts this year. Now that my kids are adults, they get fewer gifts from […]
What to Do When You Have Put Off Christmas Shopping
Christmas is only a week away and after the last few days of preparations I feel a little more ready for it. However, I will admit, panic was starting to set in just four or five days ago. The only thing I had done up to that point was put up tree and decorate a […]
Why Cyber Monday is Just Another Sales Gimmick
According to Wikipedia, Cyber Monday has only been around for about 12 years. But since its inception, retail sales have grown into the billions. Cyber Monday deals are usually offered only on products consumers buy online. But do we really need another reason to spend money whether we spend it online or in the store? […]
How to Save Using Cash-Back Sites
It’s that time of year, when stores are offering huge discounts and deals, hoping you’ll shop with them. If you’re like many people, you’ll be shopping this season from the comfort of your home, not worried about fighting through traffic only to find the item you came for is out of stock. Here at Your […]
Guess How Much I Spent On My Wedding Ring
Weddings are a lot of fun. And since I’m right around the age where a lot of my friends are getting married (including myself), I’ve been going to a lot lately and been having a pretty great time. But I also know just how much work and how much money goes into each one. And […]
8 Great Digital Tools for Personal Finance
With our love of technology and tools to help us constantly do more, it’s no surprise that there are countless personal finance applications out there — and they’re all vying for our attention. It can be difficult to know which to choose, or which will work best for your unique financial situation. And let’s face […]
How to Negotiate to Get What You Want
Even if you’re not a corporate salesperson with strict numbers to hit, or a big-time lawyer with clients to get out of tight spots, you can benefit from becoming a better negotiator. We negotiate all the time in our day to day lives. We work to secure better prices and terms when we make big […]
How to Efficiently Send Money Online Within the US
Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest post from my friend and fellow blogger Logan Lemberger. I’ve actually known him since we were kids and played in the same basketball league at our local park. Now a days though, Logan works for a cool new payments start-up and blogs in his free time. I […]
Summer is the Best Time to Hire Movers
Even though we’re a ways off from summer, the nice weather here in SoCal makes it feel like summer all year long. For a few years there, I kind of dreaded the beginning of summer because it meant my lease was up and we’d have to move. That was in college though when I was […]
When Should You Hire a Cleaning Lady?
Now that I’m back working my day job, I have a lot less free time in my life. I generally work online for 2-3 hours a night after work and that severely cuts into my TV watching and forces me to be a lot more efficient when it comes to managing my time. So the last thing […]
One Year After my Switch from Apple to Android
Just over a year ago, I wrote an article about my switch from the iPhone 4 to the Galaxy S3. It was kind of a big deal for me since I’ve had an iPhone forever and I also owned an iPad and MacBook Pro at the time. But there were a lot of things that […]
Why I Sort Of Hired a Wedding Planner
Even though I’m only working four hours a day, I’ve still been spending a lot of my free time planning for our wedding next summer. Since my fiancee is busy with school, I’ve become the ‘unofficial’ wedding planner and let me tell you, it’s a lot of work. We ended up picking a venue that […]
That Printer Ink Cartridge Costs What?!
One of the things I miss most about my old day job is the free printing. I’m not kidding either. Even though we live in a digital age, I still find myself printing out a ton of documents nearly every single day. I print out everything from contracts to shipping labels and everything in-between. At […]
Is Going Green Worth It?
Now that it’s football season I spend most of my Sunday’s watching the NFL RedZone channel on the couch. But once I get tired of that in a couple months I’ll probably go back to my normal routine of waking up early and strolling down to the local farmer’s market. I’m not sure what’s so […]
4 Tips for Brick and Mortar/Online Comparison Shopping
If you’re like me, then you always compare prices in store to the prices online. I do most of my shopping on Amazon but now that they charge sales tax, a lot of the brick and mortar businesses are starting to compete price-wise again. There’s a lot of competition out there between retailers which is […]
How Cheap is Too Cheap?
Ok I’ll be the first one to admit it: I am cheap, there I said it. I think that’s the first of the 12 steps right? Even though I readily admit I’m cheap, I do still spend a ton of money every month. In the average month, my expenses are around $3,000 a month. The […]
Comparison Shopping Online Before You Buy In-Store
If you do most of your shopping online like me, you’ll know that certain items were not made to be sold on the internet. I rarely buy things like dress shirts and pants online since it’s so tough to tell what type of cut a shirt is or how well a pair of pants will […]
Ever Taken Advantage of a Satisfaction Guarantee Offer?
“Satisfaction Guarantee” is a term that I hear thrown around a lot these days. My interpretation of that phrase is that if I’m not satisfied with any aspect of the service or product I receive, I’m entitled to a full refund. That seems like a pretty bold statement, doesn’t it? What business in their right […]