Build Your Dream Fund for Your Next Big Idea

If you think you’ll never have a million dollar idea, watch Shark Tank on Friday nights and you might change your mind. I think I relate the most to the parents of little kids who come up with cool business ideas inspired by their children. On Shark Tank, current or aspiring entrepreneurs present their products to a [...]

7 Tips for Cutting Cable Costs

Thanks to Andrea Woroch for sharing some tips on cutting cable costs in this guest post. When I was a kid, cable television was a luxury. It was a rare treat only found at hotels and friends’ houses. My parents didn’t want to take on the extra expense and they worried all of the extra [...]

8 Ways Football Fans Can Save Money

Being a diehard football fan is an expensive undertaking. Ticket prices, astronomical concession costs, parking, tailgating, and TV packages can all add up to thousands of dollars every year. For some, football is “the” thing their family does every year so the spending is just part of the annual budget. But are there any ways [...]

10 Money Mistakes To Avoid

Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of all the things we’re “supposed” to do with our money.  If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it can help to start by focusing on a smaller list of things that you shouldn’t do. The following money mistakes can cost you dearly whether they impact you immediately today or slowly over [...]

Best Checking Accounts For College Students

The best checking accounts for college students are those with no fees, no minimum balance, online banking, and good interest rates. If you’re leaving for college soon and you don’t have a checking account opened up, you should start thinking about it now. You’ll definitely need a place to stash the little cash that you’ll [...]

5 Ways to Own Your New Year’s Resolutions

As this year ends and a new one begins, we set out to make our New Year’s resolutions. Two primary themes usually emerge–getting into shape and saving more money. Unfortunately for us, author and psychologist Richard Wiseman found that 88% of people who make New Year’s resolutions don’t keep them. Here are five ways that can [...]

SmartyPig Review

SmartyPig is an online savings account that helps you save up for specific goals and can give you a form of cash bonus once you meet them.  The SmartyPig interest rate is competitive, the savings tools can be useful, and the bonus you get on gift cards from Macy’s, Travelocity, Amazon, and other retailers can help boost your savings. [...]

Saving Money on a Printer

I wrote not too long ago how we saved a ton by buying overstock and returned items and we found another deal this week!  My wife needed a new printer but instead of heading to Best Buy I stopped by another local discount store hoping to save some money.  I had come on the right [...]

Save Money Buying Overstock or Returned Items

Overstock or returned goods can save you a ton of money!  I’ve written in the past how I used to buy merchandise like this, then turn around and re-sell it on eBay for a big fat profit. However, even if you have no interest in making extra money on eBay, overstock goods and returned items [...]

Five Ways You Can Save Money This Summer

Visit the Library I’m not a big book reader, mostly because I don’t have much spare time.  I do most of my reading online where I can pick up small chunks of information pretty quickly.  My wife and son on the other had love books.  If we had to pay for all the books that [...]

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