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Shop around, save $900.
Today we learned an important lesson. We’ve been living in our apartment for almost two years, and in that two years we’ve paid a LOT of money for internet service. We’ve been with Comcast because when we moved here, they …
Credit Cards with Rewards
So if there's one thing that's really great about credit cards, it's their rewards programs. From airline miles to cash back rewards, sometimes it's worth splitting your debt
A few groceries you just don’t skimp on
I'm all about buying generics and using coupons and shopping around, but there are just a few grocery items that you absolutely can't skimp on. Kitchen items worth paying
Roommate living, done right
Sometime in your twenties there's a good chance that you'll be living with roommates. Whether these are good friends, a significant other, or just random people you found
Traveling alone? Traveling light? Travel cheap!
Last weekend I took the cheapest flight of my life. I was going home to surprise my mom and spend the weekend with family (she was epically surprised
Speed cleaning, for when people are already on their way
When I was a kid, my mom taught me perhaps the greatest cleaning technique of all time. She called it "Speedy Cleanup." What it really meant was that
How to stop an overflowing toilet (and other helpful toilet tricks)
So there was this one time at my apartment in college that my toilet started to overflow. The murky brown water level rising rapidly nearing the literal tipping
How to track your spending using Mint.com
With all the technology that exists today, there's really no excuse for not tracking your spending. One of the easiest ways to get started is to use your
