Why am I giving away over $4,500.00 worth of awesome products? Because you’ve so warmly welcomed me into the online world. When I first started this blog four months ago, I wasn’t sure if anyone would even read it. I went from a handful of people visiting my site to around 8,000 people a day …
Finances
On Baby Center.com I’ve recently read a lot of threads and forums of people asking and commenting on a baby shower’s cost. Most people were saying that baby showers cost at least $300.00 and up. Some went so far as to say it costs over $1,000.00. That’s just too expensive if you ask me…So I’d …
As an experienced couponer, I usually prepare for about 30-60 minutes before going to the store. Yesterday I just couldn’t do that. We had just gotten back from a 4-day trip and we were out of milk, eggs, bread, veggies, fruit, etc. So I went shopping with my coupon book and my smartphone to see …
A few years ago, I worked at a very exclusive resort as a fine-dinning waitress. I met many celebrities; Katy Perry, Anne Hathaway, Susan Somers, Russell Brand, world leaders, famous entrepreneurs, etc. Each hotel room cost on average $2,500 a night and with gratuity, dinning, room service etc. it ended up being about $4,000 a night per couple. Some …
I usually am always filtering out scammers in my mailbox, but recently that “filtering” caused me to accidentally throw away $1,604.73! I brought in the mail a few days ago. First, I opened what looked like a check from the outside of the envelope. It was not marked and I was thinking to myself, this …
Two and a half years ago, I was looking at the amortization/debt schedule of my dream home that I was about to buy. It was mind boggling how much money my family would pay in interest over the course of a 30 year loan! Even at the pretty low interest rate we had secured we would end up paying $134,739.01 in interest. That is …
Note- Although I’m now divorced I feel that this information is still pertinent so I’ll keep it up. The Wedding Industry is worth a whopping $55 BILLION dollars. The average wedding costs the happy couple and/or parents an average of $28,671.00! (honeymoon & engagement rings not included). With the honeymoon and jewelry included the average cost is:$37,698.00! Less people are …
I have been selling used and new items for over 15 years. Whether the item is old, I couldn’t return it, I got tired of it, or I found a great deal on it and resold it for a profit, the result is that I have been able to make a lot of money …
My post on Thursday, ‘How to Use Your Smart Phone to Pay for its Monthly Bills‘ has been very popular! So, I figured I should show my readers: How to Use Your Internet to Pay for its Monthly Bills as well. Most internet bills are around $30-70 a month, averaging about $50.00 a month. There are many ways to make …
Although there are plenty of money saving apps out there, most of us don’t have the time to utilize them all. These are my Top 5 apps that I use on my smartphone to save me more money than the cost of its monthly bill (which is a lot considering I use Verizon). It is pretty …
I have been couponing for over a decade. I have saved thousands. I wish I would’ve been meticulous about tracking how much I have saved, but an estimated guess would be that I have easily saved over $25,000.00 in the 10 years I have been couponing. Right now, I save about $200-300 a month, which …