This week’s Twitter Tuesday Profile focuses on a stay-at-home dad of two boys, ages 5 and 3, who manages to fit in his other passion in life: helping others get their finances under control. Andrew Jacobson, owner of Andrew Jacobson Financial Coaching, lives outside of Chicago with his wife and sons. He tweets at @WinwithMoney [...]
All of the experts tell you to get out of debt you have to cut back expenses and pay more on your bills. The truth is that if that were all that it took then most of would already be out of debt. There has to be more. 1. Start by writing down all of [...]
The number one cause of debt in America is spending. There are some people that have fallen into debt because of medical problems or accidents, but most of this country is struggling because of personal decisions. There is a simple way to correct this problem – stop spending. For the next thirty days (or more [...]
One of our favorite little savings secrets is Restaurant.com. They sell $10 and $25 gift certificates to a few of our favorite restaurants at a discount. I buy a few every once in a while and keep them in my wallet for when we’re in the mood for a quick bite. It’s a nice low-risk [...]
It’s almost an art form. Hypermiling takes skill, thought and a whole lot of practice. Here are some tips from the site Hypermiling.com that may help you get better gas mileage than ever before. 1. Keep your windows rolled up. When your windows are down it creates drag. Keep them up and just turn on [...]
Summer has arrived and it’s heating up here in South Carolina. My air conditioning unit already seems to be working over-time to keep my 50-year-old house cool. I found some things we can do to keep our AC units running smoothly and to try to keep our electricity bills down. 1. Install a programmable thermostat. [...]
I recently read an article about “snowflaking.” Many people are familiar with the snowball concept – you make an extra payment on your smallest debt until it is paid off then you take that extra payment plus the original payment and apply the two against your next smallest debt until all of your debts are [...]