How to Save Money

Being frugal is something I wish so much I could master and achieve. I don’t have much free time (about 20 minutes at 6 am when I’m drinking my coffee and everyone else is asleep), but during that time I do a lot of reading about being frugal. It’s not the same as cheap; I […] More

  Employee discounts are real, and sometimes they are really good. While most of us have careers and jobs that require the bulk of our time, there are plenty of parents who want a part-time job to bring in a bit of extra cash, or even students who want to work somewhere to earn a […] More

No money down! No payments for a year! Get it now, while it’s hot! Ah, yes; the lines that stores use when they want you to come in and buy their stuff, finance through them and take your money all the way to the bank. Friends, let’s be clear about something; if you want to […] More

Driving a luxury car is something that is reserved for the rich and famous, right? Wrong; my husband and I have been driving luxury cars for a decade – and not because we are wealthy and can afford to throw away money left and right. No, we actually purchase luxury cars that are affordable, offer […] More

You don’t grow up just about an hour and a half away from Disney and not spend the vast majority of your time at the parks. Countless hours spent playing with our favorite characters encompassed my childhood, and the same rings true of my own kids. My husband and I have purchased annual passes for […] More

My dad flat refused to allow me to take my driving test when I turned 16. It wasn’t because he didn’t consider me a good driver or a responsible teen; I was both to the extreme. He would not allow me to take the test because I refused to allow him to teach me how […] More

Amazon is a bit of an addiction for most of us. It’s probably because we can order virtually anything we want or need, made by virtually any designer in the world, and have it on our doorstep a mere 48 hours later with Prime membership’s 2-day shipping. Take me, for instance. My 4-year-old is obsessed […] More

Starbucks lovers beware; the company announced some major changes to their rewards program this month and they are not welcome. We all know that many reward program are changing their offers and making it more and more difficult to achieve levels that are at all beneficial, and Starbucks has officially jumped on board that train. […] More

This day and age, people have student loan debt that seems so impossible to get rid of that they cannot even breathe. The cost of higher education is so expensive that many students find it necessary to take out student loans to help pay the balance of their education. The problem is that most of […] More

It’s been said that only death and taxes are guaranteed in life, but that’s not true. The grocery store is also necessary. Almost everyone has to make a trip to the store every week, or more, and there’s nothing we can do about that – in most cases. However, you do not have to continue […] More

The good news about saving money is that you have some serious options. For one, you can look for ways around the house and throughout your life to earn more money. You can sell things, get a side job or find some other way that you can earn some money. However, you can also find […] More

Perhaps you have an idea of what it’s like to open up your utility bill and have a moment of sheer panic. WHAT? How did it get to be this much? After nearly 10 years in our first home, the home we built when we were 20 and 21 and getting married, we were accustomed […] More