Christmas and the other winter gift-giving holidays aren’t that far away. You can either go into debt and start your new year off in worse financial shape than you’re in now, or you could save money for Christmas now so you can pay for gifts without debt.
You may think the rent on an apartment as a fixed price. But you can actually negotiate your rent, though maybe not in the way you’d expect. Here are some tips on how to negotiate rent for an apartment and save money.
It’s easy to sell appliances on Craigslist. Everything I learned while making eBay ads a few years ago to declutter my home applies to Craigslist, only it’s even easier.
If you do it right, giving kids an allowance teaches them saving, budgeting and how to delay gratification. This article covers several ideas on how to give kids an allowance so they’ll learn the right lessons.
Sometimes you get a utility bill and have a feeling it’s so high it’s got to be a mistake. Learn how to check utility bills that sound too high, and get answers from the company.
Am I the only one noticing a sudden upsurge in how often a grocery store charges more when you get to the register than it said on the shelf? Or you bring up ordinary produce and they try to charge you for a fancier version of your veg? Mistakes happen, sure, but the Department of …
Food is pricey, but it’s also a part of your budget where you have a lot of choices. There are a lot of older tips for saving money on your food budget still floating around out there, and I’m finding some of them just aren’t true – at least not where I live, and not …
Shopping online is awesome. You can save money and get products that aren’t available offline in your area. And you can also can read reviews from other customers that help you make smarter purchases. You can leave reviews of your own and get feedback and solutions from other customers. Oddly, this digital shopping age is …
It’s not enough that you’re unwell and need treatment that will take up time and cause you more discomfort: it’s also gonna cost you! That’s the reality many of us live with when it comes to medicine. Finding ways to pay medical bills can be almost stressful enough to cause a whole other health issue. …
You may have heard that unplugging electronics could save electricity and save you money on “standby electricity” – the electricity that runs to your devices even when they’re turned off. This is true, but some people don’t feel the savings is worth the hassle, when plugs are hard to reach, or turning off computer peripherals …
