Come January, people will talk about their New Years Resolutions. But I think January is an awful time to start new resolutions. Fall is a much better time to start new projects and work on new goals. Why January Sucks for New Resolutions January just isn’t a good month for me mentally to work on […]
Category: The Other 80%
Lighting Your Cash on Fire: Smoking is Bad on Your Finances
No matter how you slice it, smoking is bad for your health. And bad health costs you money. Obviously, if you get any of the cancers associated with smoking, including lung, you are going to miss days of work as you deal with doctors and getting treatment. And there’s a ton of non-cancer ill effects […]
Rant: Pay-It-Forward at Fast Food Chains
OK, today is a departure from the normal posts around here, but I just have to rant for a minute! Yesterday morning, I went through the drive-thru at Chick-Fil-A and when I got to the window to pay, I was told that the person in front of me had paid for my order. And then […]
Ibotta is Really Just a Marketing Company
The one area of my budget that is consistently out of control is my food budget. I’m just as guilty as the rest of you. So I decided to try out the Ibotta app, to see if my grocery bill could see some savings. Ibotta is an app for your smartphone where you earn money […]