You’ve tightened your budget. You’re spending less money on groceries, have lowered your utility and cell phone bills but you still want to save more. Now what? You need some creative ideas to get more out of your money. Luckily, I can help. Here are five unusual ways you can save more money. Raise Your Own Chickens Call me weird but my one of my
How to Stop Payday Loans
Are you feeling trapped by payday loans? This feeling can be one of a loss of control over your finances. If this is happening to you then you may have no idea what options you have to move forward. People across Canada look for ways to get out of their payday debt trap and stop the cycle of taking out payday loans. However, the good
5 Smart Ways to Keep a Renovation Budget Down
After waiting on a contractor for months my boyfriend is finally renovating his bathroom. He lives in a nice, older suburb right outside of town. While his 1950’s brick ranch is in good condition for the most part, the bathroom was not. Aside from the ugly blue tile, toilet, bathtub, and sink there was really one major problem: mold. A problem with the vent in
Link Love 8/22/14
Good morning and happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a good week and just in case you’re in need of some weekend reading I’ve rounded up some of my favorite posts for ya. Enjoy. 5 Ways to Combine Finances with Your Spouse @Finance Girl 5 Simple Tips to Prepare for a Career Change @Outlier Model I Paid Off My Mortgage @No Nonsense Landlord Top 3
5 Wealth Building Strategies that Work
You’ve been working on your budget. You cut back your expenses, built an emergency fund, and now you have some discretionary income. You want to make your surplus funds work for you. So what should you do? Here are five wealth building strategies for you to consider. Creating a Dividend Portfolio Dividend stocks pay a dividend, or a small percentage, usually each quarter of the
Bad Credit? Here’s How to Buy a Car.
It’s no secret: banks are tightening up their purse strings. If you have bad credit you can kiss your chance of bank financing goodbye. Except for in the off chance you want to pay 30 percent interest. Then you just might have a fighting chance. Instead of checking around with banks and either a) getting rejected or b) paying thousands of dollars in unnecessary interest
Worried About Christmas? Start Doing These 4 Things Today.
I know it’s hard to believe, but Christmas is creeping upon us. In four short months you’ll be celebrating with family and friends, scrambling to purchase last minute gifts, and worrying about the balances on your credit cards. Yikes. But Christmas shouldn’t break you or be a point of stress. It should instead be a time to enjoy family and friends. A time to enjoy
Shop more, save more with Nordstrom Coupons
Nordstrom- An important name for shopping. Nordstrom is one of the leading names when it comes to online shopping. Being an up-scale American fashion retailer, the company has been quite in vogue with most of the Americans because of its exclusive range of products. Each of their products have been made keeping in view the latest fashion trends of the market, thus allowing its customers
Link Love 8/15/14
It’s Friday. It’s Friday. Eeeek. I have the Rebekah Black song stuck in my head. Seriously, I am glad it’s Friday though. This was Kailyn’s first week of kindergarten and it’s good to have her back for a couple of days. And in just in case you need some weekend reading, here are some of the posts I enjoyed from the week: Turning 28: Abandoning Self
Investing without the Stock Market: Peer to Peer Lending
We’ve talked about investing without the stock market and also covered some controversial investments. Today, let’s look at one that falls into both categories: peer to peer lending. Peer to peer lending is just how it sounds. You, as the investor, supply borrower’s money. In return for generously funding their loan you earn interest. And depending on who you loan money to this interest can