Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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United Airlines is a popular airline, and the company loves to offer sales and promotions that make it possible for you to save money on travel for limited timeframes. Right now, United is offering one of those popular sales, and this one is good enough to stop and take a moment to figure out if […] More
If you are a frequent American Airlines flyer, you might love the idea of free AA lounge access. Oneworld is currently offering some very unique features with their program that includes perks such as free AA lounge access. If you are in the market for some new travel perks this year and you just so […] More
It’s 2016, and if you are still willing to accept things at face value without a little negotiation, you need to get with the program. Additionally, if you care what people think of you, you need to get over it. It’s 2016; the world is a different place. Everyone is offended by something that has […] More
“I have to find a second job or a freelance or something, because I need to start saving for a trip to Italy and I just don’t have any room in my budget for that,” is the conversation the woman in line in front of me at Starbucks is engaged in with her friend/coworker. Insert […] More
The simple truth is that redeeming points for merchandise is never the most profitable or beneficial way to redeem your miles or rewards points. You’ve worked hard to earn those, and you typically get about half a cent per point on your return. However, sometimes it’s not a question of whether or not you want […] More
Living on one income is often a difficult prospect for many families, especially when that one income is just above federal poverty guidelines for the average American family. A $25,000 per year income is not much. It’s not a livable wage for most people, but there are some who can make it work. In fact, […] More
Many people struggle to lose weight. Changing their lifestyle and eating healthy can be difficult. The rewards of losing weight are looking better and feeling better. For some people, these reasons are not enough to make the drastic changes that are necessary to start losing weight. If you need more incentives, there are a few […] More
When it comes to personal finance services, there are always those better than others and those that simply do not make it onto the list of beneficial services at all. However, the great people over at Kiplinger have given us a list of great financial services that were their top picks for 2015. If you […] More
No one loves shopping for a new vehicle. I despise it, myself. I dislike the pushy sales people, the sales talk, the sitting, the driving, the looking at different vehicles that look exactly the same to me. The last time I purchased a vehicle was last year, and it was stressful. I put it off […] More
If you want to invest and diversify your portfolio, you should consider investing in index funds you can buy and hold forever. It might sound a little counterintuitive since you typically don’t invest in the same thing and keep that investment forever. That doesn’t sound like much of a risk. Actually, investing in index funds […] More
Checking and savings accounts that give you 5% back do not exist, right? I mean, I’m a woman married to her high school sweetheart, who also happens to be a banker. I should know everything about banking and about checking and savings accounts that give you 5% back, and that is not something my husband’s […] More
Sharing is caring, and that’s not just something I tell my kids so that they’ll stop screaming at one another and begging me to discipline one of their siblings (because my 4-year-old doesn’t get that a 1-year-old might not always be the most reasonable and rational person around when it comes to sharing and negotiating […] More