What I Always Buy Second Hand and What I Never Do
I furnished my first apartment almost entirely from thrift stores and Craigslist. Some of those purchases — a solid wood […]
Holiday Gift Budget — Spend Less Without Looking Cheap
One December I spent nine hundred dollars on gifts and could not tell you by February what any of them […]
Lower Your Car Insurance Bill With One Phone Call
I paid the same car insurance rate for four years without thinking about it. The bill auto-debited, I never looked […]
Start an Emergency Fund When You Live Paycheck to Paycheck
For years I thought “emergency fund” was advice for people who had extra money. It seemed like a cruel joke […]
Subscription Boxes Worth the Money and Ones to Cancel
At my peak, I was subscribed to five different boxes. Every month my doorstep looked like a small warehouse had […]
Cancel These Subscriptions You Forgot You Had
I did a subscription audit last year and found I was paying for a streaming service I had not opened […]
How to Get Free Samples of Almost Anything
My aunt has not paid for laundry detergent in three years. Not because she makes her own — because she […]
Save on Prescriptions Without Insurance
I lost my job in 2023 and with it, my health insurance. My monthly prescription went from a twenty-dollar copay […]
Stack Cash Back and Coupons for Maximum Savings
I used to think cash back sites were a scam. Sign up, click through, maybe get a few cents. Not […]
Drive Smarter and Save on Gas Every Week
Gas prices went up forty cents in my area last month and I started watching my fuel gauge like a […]