Have Fun Without Spending a Dime This Weekend
I once challenged myself to spend zero dollars from Friday evening to Monday morning. By Saturday at 2pm, I was […]
Pick the Right Cash Back Card for Your Spending
For three years I used the same credit card I opened in college. No rewards, no cash back, a $39 […]
Stop Impulse Buying With the 48-Hour Rule
Amazon knows exactly when I am weak. Tuesday at 10:47 PM, lying in bed, scrolling. A notification: “Lightning Deal — […]
Buy a Mattress Without Getting Ripped Off
I bought my first “adult” mattress at 27. Walked into a mattress store on a Saturday, laid on four beds […]
Eat at Home More Without Getting Bored
We were spending almost six hundred dollars a month on restaurants and takeout. Not because we are foodies — because […]
Apps That Sell Restaurant Food at 70 Percent Off
I paid four dollars for a box of sushi last Tuesday. Not grocery store sushi — actual sushi from a […]
Cut Your Grocery Bill by Thirty Percent Without Coupons
I used to walk into the grocery store with no list, grab whatever looked good, and check out feeling vaguely […]
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 […]