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    Dislike Your Employer? Your Story Could Be Worth $200

    You know how companies are always offering prizes and contests for those who write well and have the desire to submit essays? They’re admittedly kind of boring, and the stories are rarely all that interesting (and I say that as a writer). It’s like writing your college admissions essay; no fun and kind of nerve-inducing. […] More

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    How to Use Your Windfall in the Best Possible Manner

    Windfalls are unexpected funds that come your way. I’ve never received one of my own, but I have witnessed them happen to people I know over the course of the years. There was the family friend who impulsively bought a lottery ticket and scratched it off to see a $20,000 prize waiting for her. There […] More

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    5 Fun Ways to Have Fun Free of Charge This Weekend

    It’s weekend and that means it’s time to figure out what to do with ourselves. With four kids and a very busy social life, it’s unheard of that my husband and I have a mostly free weekend. I mean, we have a dinner party to host tonight, our kids are having a friend over to […] More

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    401(k) and Your Job Change: How to Handle That Situation

    Saving for retirement is a good idea, and it’s one that most of us take advantage of through our own personal retirement plans or through those offered by our employers. But what happens when you have decided that you no longer want to or can work for the same company any longer and you change […] More

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    JetBlue Card Moves From Amex to Barclaycard

    Do you have a JetBlue Card from American Express? Not for long, you don’t. JetBlue announced this week that the airline has decided to go a different route in the new year, focusing on offering their cards from Barclaycard instead of American Express going into 2016. What this means is a complete rehaul of the […] More

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    Cardless ATMs Being Introduced by Major Banks

    There are few things in life that are as irritating as tracking down an ATM and then standing there while you dig through a giant handbag to find your wallet so you can retrieve your ATM card and get the cash that you need for whatever it is you are doing. Add a little bit […] More

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    5 Smart Considerations for Every Home Buyer

    Buying a home is the most exciting yet most stressful thing you will ever do; and we all fall into at least one of the major traps that can make our dream house seem like a lot less of a dream. My husband and I built our first home when we were 20 and 21, […] More

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    A Few Ways You Can Get Paid to Grocery Shop

    Grocery shopping is a huge pain in the you-know-what, but we all have to eat. Something about it sustaining life and allowing us to live or something like that; ask most people and they’ll tell you eating makes them fat, causes them stress and requires time to cook. All in all, it does seem a […] More

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    How to Visit A Doctor For Next to Nothing

    Medical bills are often some of the most expensive in the world, and they can be devastating if you cannot afford them. Even with medical insurance, something happening to you can be a severe financial blow if you are not prepared for it. Considering the only medical issue most people prepare for is child birth, […] More

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    A New Credit Card Can Help Pay Down Debt Faster and Cheaper

    If you have credit card debt, we imagine you’d love to get that paid off and live a debt-free lifestyle. However, you might not know how to do that quickly, efficiently and in the least expensive possible manner. You definitely know, however, that applying for a new credit card is the wrong solution to this […] More

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