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Its a very tough economy right now, and every penny counts. So getting helpful tips on how to save money can really help.
Costco New Member Discount Certificates: Over $50 Value
Here a promotion that could save some money for people thinking of joining or re-joining Costco. First, either sign-in or join MyPoints.com, which is one of those rewards sites where you earn points for using their search engine, reading sponsored e-mails, doing surveys, or shopping through their specific portal. Joining just takes an e-mail and a click to verify the e-mail. ...
What are the Cheapest Vegetables Per Pound?
While doing research about getting the most nutrition for my dollar, I ran across an interesting report from the U.S. ...
Big List of Free Credit Reports, Free Credit Scores, and Free Credit Monitoring
I've been getting some questions related to credit reports ? perhaps it's the New Year and people are trying to get back on track? Sounds like a good idea no matter what, so here's a braindump, er? ongoing compilation of all the ways I can think of to get free credit reports, free credit scores, and free credit monitoring services. Remember that there are three major consumer credit bureaus ? Equi ... ...
Free State Income Tax E-File Options For All 50 States
Completely updated in 2013 for Tax Year 2012 returns. ...
Links: How to Make Money in the New Share Economy
Forbes has an article about how the share economy is taking off. The primary focus is on AirBNB, which lets you rent out a room in your home with ease and last year booked around 15 million nights of stays. I've written about some of these sites before, and while I mostly forgot about them, some people are going quite well with them. ...
Best Small Business Credit Cards 2012
Whether you have a small business with just one employee or over 100, its critical to track your your business expenses and keep them separate from your personal finances. ...
Planning a Round-the-World (RTW) Trip For Under $10,000
The following is a guest post from reader Chris, who shares a quick and dirty (and cost-conscious) examination of Round-the-World Travel. He writes about about making a life of long-term travel and other related topics at ChrisCarruth.com. $10,000 goes a long way. ...
Flightfox - Complicated Flight Booking Without a Travel Agent
Passenger air travel must have one of the most complicated, opaque pricing systems known to man. The price of a ticket depends on date of travel, date of booking, time of arrival, time of departure, one-way or roundtrip, how many seats are left, the price of oil, and who knows what else. ...
Could You Own Less Than 100 Things?
Another topic Ive been interested in is the 100 Thing Challenge started by Dave Bruno. If you read a lot of simplicity blogs youve probably already heard of it, but its a pretty simple idea: Live with only 100 personal possessions. ...
'Tis The Season For Giving... Away Your Extra Stuff
Its the Season of Giving, so why not give away the things you dont need anymore? I think right now is even better than Spring cleaning. We just spent a chunk of this past weekend making a box of stuff to give to various charities. Heres why, along with some tips: Get started. In order to break out the Christmas or other holiday decorations, youre already rummaging around the attic, basement, or ga ... ...
Peer-to-Peer Renting: Lease Your Stuff to Strangers, Hopefully Buy Less Stuff
Recent articles in the New York Times and BusinessWeek magazine talked about the growing emergence of websites where individuals can rent out their belonging to other strangers, coining the new term collaborative consumption. I like the idea. Not only can you make some extra money renting out your stuff when you arent using it, but as a borrower that means you need to buy less stuff as well. ...
Selling Unwanted Gift Cards For Cash: Price Comparison
Updated with current price quotes for 2012! Now, I always love every gift card that I get but what if youre trying to simplify your life and wanted to convert your Overpriced.com gift card to good ole fungible cash? Well, the old-fashioned way was to sell them on eBay. A couple years ago, I tested out eBay and found estimated eBay cash-out ratios after eBay auction costs and Paypal transaction fee ... ...
Fitness Resolution? Don't Join A Gym Until February
New year, same old goals. This January, dont sign up for an expensive gym membership with a contract, or buy a $500+ treadmill that ends up collecting dust. Yes, these might really help you achieve a healthier body, but they could also be a huge waste of money. What people should really figure out first is if they really have the discipline and motivation to stick with any exercise program. ...
Selling Back Really Old Textbooks Online
In the process of trying to minimize junk, I sold off some pretty old textbooks this week. Its been over ten years since I first bought any of these books, and the last time I used them was probably about 7 years ago. ...
Minimizing Your Personal Inflation Rate
Inflation. Deflation. Hyperinflation. Its all people seem to talk about these days. Im always reading that you should always consider your investment returns after inflation. ...
Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek Expanded Edition
I recently finished re-reading the updated edition of the popular book The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. I read it quickly when it first came out in 2007 or so, but this time I think was more ready for the message. In the last lifestyle book I read, The Art of Non-Conformity, the goal was to find a convergence between your work and your passion. ...
Stop Delivery of Physical Phone Books - YellowPagesOptOut.com
Visit YellowPagesOptOut.com to stop the delivery of those huge phone books. The site is reasonably easy-to-use, although they ask for a phone number and I chose not to provide my real phone number to an industry based on unsolicited advertising. I dont have a landline anyway, so I dont see why they should require it. ...
Digital Postal Mail / Zumbox Review
Digital Post Mail, formerly just known as Zumbox, is a service that tries to turn all your physical mail into digital format. Hat tip to reader Christina. My first reaction was that it seems very similar to Manilla.com. According to TechCrunch, Digital Post Mail has been around for a few years and just received another round of venture capital. ...
The Morals of Epictetus: Stoic Philosophy and Personal Finance
Im still working my way through Poor Charlies Almanack about the teachings of Charlie Munger. The book is very dense with broad ideas and includes references to many scientists, businesspeople, and ancient philosophers Ive never heard of before. One of these ancient philosophers was Epictetus, who was born a slave but eventually became free and taught philosophy in Rome and Greece. ...
Do I Have An Obsession With Early Retirement?
After my post counting down my years until early retirement earlier this week, I received a very thoughtful e-mail from reader Tim: Ive been reading and enjoying your blog for a long time, and think its one of the best out there for your mix of personality, short-term and long-term financial tips and advice. ...
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I love to help people improve their lives. I always try to find the right techniques to make life easier, the right products to make tasks faster so that I can be more productive, and spend more time with my 8 month old daughter and my husband. Hopefully some of the things that I have found can help you in your life and home as well. ~ Brianna Lane