In June I announced my mission to pay off $9,888.00 in debt by the end of the year. I'm utilizing every means necessary to do it, including: Reducing weekly spending Re-starting my mystery shopping side hustle Pick up extra writing jobs … [Read more...] about November Update: $10,000 Debt Repayment
Retail therapy is defined as shopping for the purpose of improving one's mood and/or perspective on the world around them. Or in other words, people go shopping believing that they will feel better after purchasing some new material items. However, a … [Read more...] about Do Sad People Spend More?
My wife scored a great deal on a two room suite with a full kitchen at a hotel with an indoor water park for a quick weekend getaway. We've been to this hotel several times, and I vowed never to eat another meal inside the water park. The on site … [Read more...] about How Much Can You Save By Making Your Own Breakfast On Vacation?
This weekend I'm headed to our favorite nearby water park location with my wife, my son and several of his friends. It's the end of the first quarter of the school year and my son is doing exceptionally well, so we wanted to do something to recognize … [Read more...] about Ways My Wife Saves Us Money: Following Businesses On Facebook
If you're going to successfully navigate the minefield that is personal finance, one of the things you must be is flexible. You have to be able to recognize when something is not working quite right and tweak your methodology. I recently ran into … [Read more...] about A Tweak To Grocery Shopping That Could Save Your Budget!
The first quarter of the current school year ends next Thursday, with no school on Friday. My wife happened to notice that the hotel we frequent yearly in an area with many outdoor and indoor water parks was running a crazy sale for that same … [Read more...] about Stay Busy, Save Money!
If you're diligently working towards financial freedom, a significant amount of your income is undoubtedly being funneled into retirement accounts. The government has rules pertaining to how much a person can contribute towards retirement accounts, … [Read more...] about IRS Retirement Contribution Changes for 2017
Some clothes are insanely expensive. Case in point, I read an article lately about a celebrity that wore sock boots to an NBA game worth over $2000. I'll never pay $2000 for a pair of footwear, and you'll never catch me spending $300 for a pair of … [Read more...] about Are Cheap Exercise Clothes A Good Value?
