Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Here’s something we don’t talk about, ever; layaway. To be quite honest, other than the fact that you hear about it a lot during the holidays when generous people walk into stores and pay off layaways for people at random you don’t really hear it. Layaway is something that a lot of people use – […] More
Do you have bad shopping habits? I know that I do. I’m not perfect by any means, and shopping is certainly my addiction (and my cardio, and my passion, and my favorite way to while away the time). At the tender age of 32, I have had to learn the hard way more than once […] More
Everyone in the known universe has made a purchase they regret. That doesn’t necessarily mean they made the purchase on impulse. Impulse buying is a very specific action. It’s the result of seeing something shiny, sparkly, or attention grabbing, and then once you see that product you just buy it immediately with zero thought whatsoever. […] More
If you’re a warehouse club member with a Costco membership, you know that you have to do some serious navigating when it comes to using your payment methods in a Costco warehouse. The store has long since been an acceptance location for American Express cards, but not for other cards. It’s been a problem for […] More
We discuss so much about finances, and we always want to help you make the most of your money. However, it’s sometimes kind of boring things such as the fact that you have to save more for retirement, and you have to save more money and you have to be more frugal to keep your […] More
I have a warehouse club membership, and I’ve used it one time. That was two years ago when I first joined when a friend talked me into splitting a membership with her. One time; and I ended up buying nothing I needed and things I think I could have gotten for far less at the […] More
Saving is what we love to do, right? We love to tell you how to save money, how to make money and how to live a more frugal and budget-friendly life; it makes things a bit more comfortable and a lot nicer. However, it’s not always a good idea to go for the sale or […] More
It was all the way back in 1878 that January white sales became a thing. Long before the internet, online shopping and the desire to revamp master bedrooms and deck out children’s rooms in the chicest fashions every season, a man by the name of John Wanamaker, department store owner and businessman, decided that it […] More
The day after Christmas is a big shopping day for many. There are those who are just itching to spend the gift cards and cash they were given the day before, others who have things to exchange and return because they don’t fit (or because, ew) and there are those who are looking to receive […] More
College students are making their way back to mom and dad’s for the holiday, complete with all their laundry and the hope that their parents will still buy them gifts to open on Christmas morning. After all, they are poor college students who need their parents to go ahead and buy them all the things […] More
There’s an app for that; no, really, there is an app for just about everything from holiday shopping to parking to finding someone’s mom to cook you dinner because yours is too far away and you’re missing home tonight. All right, maybe that last one is a bit of a stretch, but you get the […] More
As the mother of four kids that includes a set of year and-a-half old twins and the wife of my high school sweetheart, you might think that something as small and insignificant as a holiday shopping budget would be cake. In reality, my holiday shopping budget is my downfall. I have a spotless home (because […] More