What’s Your 2021 Holiday Shopping Plan?
A few weeks ago, we explored preparing for the holiday season and gift-giving in our blog post “Here Comes the Holiday Gift-Giving Season!”. With less than two months until Christmas, let’s take a look at some of our favorite helpful tips to get your holiday shopping plan underway – without busting your holiday budget or […]
Uncovering Hidden Gems: Low Cost Activities to Explore Wherever You Are
When you have lived in the same town, city, or state for a while, everything kind of blends together. We tend to take for granted the cool stuff that is available to us. We get caught up in the daily grind and the craziness of day-to-day life. So we look for and pay for conveniences. […]
Ready or Not, Here Comes the Holiday Gift-Giving Season!
Have you noticed many stores are already ready for the upcoming holiday gift giving season? I saw my first Christmas ad on television the other day. My local craft and home décor store has had holiday supplies on display for two months (always fun to shop for Hallowe’en, Thanksgiving and Christmas before Labor Day). And […]
Auditing Credit Card Benefits
One of the reasons many of us have a credit card, besides using it to build our credit score, is for all of the added perks and benefits the card offers. We often consider these enticing benefits when we think about which credit card to apply for, and along with interest rates and annual fees, […]
Would You Rather Drive a Mercedes or a Kia?
It was one of those afternoons in a sweltering, hot high school classroom. The students were not interested in being there and in all reality, were probably mentally elsewhere. And it was the day when we brought in an insurance entrepreneur/sales professional as a guest speaker to talk about their profession, answer any questions and […]
10 Ways to Save Money on Food
Editor’s Note: Brandon Turner is one of our newest MFF Fellows. An author and a financial independence coach, Brandon recently launched a successful home painting business. Noted personal finance expert Dave Ramsey talks about the “Four Walls” to help prioritize your debt repayment. There are the four things you should spend your money on first […]
Manage Your Exposure to Marketing & Advertising – and Spend Less
So much exposure. It may not seem like it but we are constantly exposed to marketing and advertising everywhere we go. Television, YouTube, Instagram, every Google account, billboards, podcasts, radio, websites, apps, delivery packaging, restaurant menus, store receipts, doctors offices, and much much more. Because we are exposed to so much of it, we often […]
Do You Follow the Crowd? If So, Buyer Beware!
Sometimes following the crowd is fun, lucrative and works out well for us. There have been a number of times where I have gone to a restaurant, bar or club that was so heavily talked about and it was indeed a great experience. Other times I have followed people into experiences, business endeavors, or investments […]
Customer Discounts and Benefits: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask
Many companies offer money-saving discounts and benefits to their customers. It might sound strange to hear that many customers that can use these discounts and benefits rarely use them. There are a few reasons for this, including that customers actually don’t know about what are available for discounts and benefits, they forget that they have […]
Automating Your Finances: Have You Checked Them Recently?
We talk a lot about automating everything in our financial lives, from online bill paying (to make sure bills are paid on time) to direct deposit of paychecks (to make sure we are meeting our savings goals). Automating makes everything a little easier – not only does it save you time, it can help you […]