25 Things to Never Pay ...

Wise Bread lists 25 things to never pay full price for as follows: 1. Magazines 2. Books 3. Video Games 4. Clothing 5. Groceries 6. Dining Out 7. Condoms 8. Tickets 9. Gift Cards 10. Lodging 11. Outdoor Activities 12. Vacation Packages 13. Car Rentals 14. Appliances 15. Flowers 16....

Early Semi Retirement O...

The following is a guest post from Steve at Money Infant . Steve is an early semi retired guy living in Thailand and blogging about personal finance from the perspective of someone who values experience over material things. Once you are semi retired there are a whole slew of...

7 Tips for Flying With ...

I live in Utah, but my parents and brothers still live in Toronto, Canada, where I’m from. This makes for a lot of flight time each year. When I was a newlywed, flying back and forth to see my family was more boring than anything. I’d kick back, read my book, and even have a...

5 Tips to Save Money at...

For me, heading to the hairstylist is practically a form of therapy. My stylist lives in my neighborhood, so it means a couple of hours in the chair, dishing about our friends and talking about life in general. Since it saves me money on a real therapist, I consider our regular...

17 Free Items You Shoul...

When you stay in a hotel for a few days, there’s a good chance you spend a hefty portion of your monthly mortgage or rent budget on a single room. It may be absurd, but the hotel industry – like most other industries – has learned that people willingly hand over their...

5 Reasons to Take a Gap...

While the traditional route of education is to go straight from high school to college – and, hopefully soon thereafter, a first job – some students do not feel ready for university right after high school. Similarly, some university graduates might not want to take on a job...

How to Learn Spanish fo...

After I graduated from college in 2010, I worked an average of 70 hours per week as a janitor and a night clerk at a convenience store. After nine months of hard work, I had saved up enough money to move to Denver. I applied – along with hundreds of others – for a job How to...

How to Compare the Best...

How would you like to receive 2% or more off of every purchase you make? That is just one example of what is being offered to credit card users in the form of rewards. Those who have come to realize the opportunities of credit card rewards have found that there are dozens of competing...

How to Become an ESL Te...

I sat at the front of the classroom with my half-eaten lunch as 28 Japanese 7-year-olds hovered around me peppering me with questions: ”How tall are you? Why are your eyes brown? What’s the best place in America?” Their eyes wide with genuine curiosity and interest,...

Naughty and Nice Compan...

Consumer Reports has looked at the shopping policies, fees charged, etc. for various companies and come out with a naughty and nice list . Here’s who’s naughty (mostly based on fees they try to tack on to the “regular” price or poor return policies): AirTran...