Wallet by Budgetbakers: A check register Check out Wallet by Budgetbakers. It’s not only a practical way to keep track of your personal finances. It’s also a wow app with its ease of use and exciting package of boards illustrating your finances. It offers so many features in a simple but fun experience that it’s…
A Rainy Day Fund and How to Use It Everybody should have funds available when the unexpected comes up, maybe because stuff happens, and it’s always nice to say you’re prepared. That’s where a rainy day fund comes in handy. It’s a way to pay routine expenses when income is disrupted, such as losing a…
The Debt Payoff Planner App Consider this helpful tool you can use to solve debt problems: the Debt Payoff Planner. Most people have debt, and an app like the Debt Payoff Planner offers an interesting array of tools to tackle problems, whether trivial or difficult. The Debt Payoff Planner figures out how long it will…
So you enjoy working from home, which your boss finds advantageous, even timely. They want to reduce the rental space at the office, a cost saver. Everyone agrees you should work from home for the foreseeable future. So, it’s time to assemble a home office, and you start developing a budget. I’m going to suggest…
Making Money tool – Bookscouter, a book scouting lookup tool There’s still an opportunity to flip books on the Internet and turn them into cash, and while it takes savvy and energy, it doesn’t take much commitment: A stack of books, a computer, and a vehicle is the minimum requirement. That’s about as low a…
How to Deal With Speeding Tickets There’s a lot of stuff that can take a bite out of your wallet, but a speeding ticket can be resolved, and often in your favor. This blog will suggest three ways to deal with speeding tickets, and while there’s no magic bullet, I assert that you’re not completely…
Book Flipping: How to Make Money Selling Books Online Book flipping at sites like Amazon.com still yields a buck, but you must maximize your efforts to get fruitful results. This blog looks at book flipping after most dealers quit or moved away from single-unit book buying and selling. In this blog, I’ll discuss ways to sell…
Should your first credit card be a prepaid debit card? This blog will look at the pros and cons of credit cards with a focus on prepaid debit cards. You won’t find this discussion anywhere else! Like any plastic money card, a prepaid dedit card is a convenient form of exchange without being actual cash. The…
Like a little soldier, after driving for Doordash for a few months, I feel it’s time to reflect. In this blog, I confess to three mistakes I’ve made that I wish I hadn’t: 1. Driving Mistakes 2. Delivery Mistakes 3. Working the System Of the three, the delivery mistakes and working the system may have…
Getting Real with Budgeting The budget percentages usually suggested when dealing with personal finances demonstrably fail people today. They’re paying a much higher percentage of their income for just about every expense, from a night on the town to a mortgage payment. Wouldn’t it be great to find a simplistic and effective approach to planning…
