While tax season may have wrapped up for this year, there’s already some buzz about a new tax topic for next year, the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit and health insurance subsidies which will begin on January 1, 2014. What is the Health Insurance Tax Credit? The new health care premium tax credits are part [...]
How to Get Paid to Travel
Posted byLast summer, I had the opportunity to travel to 27 states across America with my husband, and it was by far the best experience of my life. The idea of extended travel is pipe dream for some, but with planning, sacrifice, and the willingness to be flexible, it can become a reality. Even if you [...]
One thing that my husband and I did not do much of after purchasing our first home together in 2009 is survey the property for any security weaknesses and address them. We know that we do not want to purchase a security system, but there are still frugal alternatives that we can do in order [...]
8 Ways to Stop Wasting Food
Posted byFood is a huge part of everyone’s monthly budget. But what’s great for those of us who are saving and watching our spending, is that we can control how much we spend on food. Unlike many of our bills, we are able to set our monthly total cost. Even if you already know how to [...]
Finance Tips: Advice for Recent Grads
Posted byAre you headed to graduation parties this weekend? In between parties, make sure to catch up on these inspiring personal finance reads! Source: Doug88888 Advice for Recent Grads 51 Finance Tips for New Graduates New Grads: 29 Money-Smart Tips 10 Financial Tips for New Grads 6 Mistakes of New Earners and How to Fix Them Finance [...]
Motif Investing $150 Sign Up Bonus
Posted byThis week’s Free Money Friday offer is a fun one for the investors out there. Motif Investing is offering a bonus of up to $150 for trades you make with them. How to Earn Your $150 Open a Motif Investing account with at least $2,000. Make a Motif trade. Earn a bonus: 1 motif trade [...]
How to Increase Your Income
Posted byFinding ways to save money and pinching pennies is a great plan to be able to put more money towards debt, or better yet, put more money in a savings account to prepare for the future. But increasing your income is another vital piece of the puzzle for improving your finances. If you spend less [...]
At any given time, I have stacks of gift cards purchased on my Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express to earn the 6% cash back. I experimented with Serve to Cash Out Gift Cards via ATM and consolidate cards to minimize fees while Paying Taxes with Credit Cards. However, I needed something a little [...]
5 Things You Should Always Buy New
Posted byPreviously, I wrote about 7 Things You Should Buy Used to save yourself money. Today, I am going to write about 5 things you should buy new, regardless of the price. We all like to save money, but sometimes, that savings ends up costing us more in the long run. For example, when I first [...]
Spring is finally here! Celebrate by doing some spring cleaning for your finances – you can gain some great inspiration from these great reads! Source: Details of the Day Finance Reads 6 Ways to Save Money on your Disney World Vacation. Being a parent usually means that a Disney World vacation is in the cards [...]
