Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Health insurance policies give me a headache. As my husband prepares to embark upon a new venture that means switching to a new insurance plan and dealing with all that fun stuff. I mean, didn’t we just go over health insurance plans at the beginning of the year when it was time to renew through […] More
I honestly don’t know why I continue to bring my headphones into the gym with me. The conversations I hear when I’m in there working out alone are enough to make me want to leave my music off and be a nosy neighbor, and I don’t even think I feel that bad about it. This […] More
Just about three weeks from now my two oldest kids will be back in school. That means I’ll have one in kindergarten and one in third grade, and 2-year-old twins at home. Ask me if I’ve back to school shopped yet. No; no I have not. Well, that’s not entirely true. I did order the […] More
Debt is such an ugly word, but people don’t seem to realize that often enough. Who wants to pay people every single month for things? I don’t; I hate owing money to companies and finding it necessary to give them so much of the money we work so hard earning. It’s not fun, and we […] More
Not all business credit cards are created equal, which is why we try to bring you a simple overview of each one every few days. Business owners face a number of frustrations in the day to day world of business, but finding the right credit card does not have to be one of those issues. […] More
The idea of finding your dream home is so exciting. I remember when we found ours and we were so happy that we were able to find a house that had every single thing on our list of wants, including size, location and price. We were thrilled; it was divine intervention, in our opinion, since […] More
We all make mistakes. In fact, rereading this makes me want to change the title of this article to, “Why I Fail at Being Even Remotely Frugal and Should Be So Ashamed of Myself”. I, for example, made the mistake of getting out of bed this morning even though I feel like I might die […] More
I love style and fashion; looking good and being put together are so important to me. However, I am asked all the time why I buy what I buy, why I spend what I spend and why this, that or the other. The only thing that I can really say is that style is highly […] More
Free money given to you just for going to the supermarket? Yeah, that sounds like a giant win in our book of amazing things the Blue Cash Preferred Card from American Express has to offer those who love a cash back credit card. Since the supermarket is the place I am almost positive 100% of […] More
All right business owners; it’s that time again. It’s time for you to sit back and enjoy what we have to offer in terms of business credit card recommendation. Today’s version of events is the SimplyCash Plus Business Credit Card from American Express. It’s a widely known fact that American Express makes some of the […] More
Before I was ever allowed to get my driver’s license, I had to learn to change my own oil and a tire on my car. It’s not that my parents thought I’d make a career of doing either – or that I’d ever actually do either – but there is nothing that my parents dislike […] More
I cannot become too attached to a credit or debit card. There was once a time in my life I happily knew both my credit and debit card numbers and information by heart and could buy whatever I wanted online without ever getting up off the couch. Unfortunately, I can no longer do that. No, […] More