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5 Cheap Hacks to Prepare for a Baby in the Family

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Taylor / August 14th, 2014 / No Comments

I think we can all agree. Getting ready for baby is expensive for an entire family not just the parents. It takes a village right? Sure, the parents get a lot of stuff from a shower, but it’s really not in good taste to have a show for every baby. So what to do when you’re not willing to spend the bulk of your savings or income on procreating? Think outside the box and hack it! Because...

Posted in: Family, Saving Money, Uncategorized Tagged with: Babies, saving on babies, savings hacks

4 Safety Tips Every Uber User Should Know

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Taylor / July 9th, 2014 / 3 Comments

Have you considered riding with UberX car service to save cash? Or thought about joining UberX as a driver to earn side money? You’re not alone. Tons of people are doing it. Uber employs hundreds of thousands of drivers, sales quadruple each year, and it’s worth $18 billion. Not bad for a start-up app launched just 4 years ago with luxury cars and SUVs branded as “everyone’s...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality, Saving Money, Travel Tagged with: make money with uber, safety tips for uber users, save money with uber, uber

5 Ways to Save Money on Household Cleaning

Save Money on Household Cleaning, household products, household supplies

Outlier Model / March 7th, 2014 / 1 Comment

They say a clean home makes for a clean mind. If you’ve let your house work get on top of you, then you’ll sure know just how great it feels to get things back in order. The trouble is, when you want to do a thorough job, cleaning is timely and expensive. Here are 5 ways to reduce the price of keeping a sparkling home: Try DIY cleaning products The easiest way to cut down on your cleaning bill...

Posted in: Saving Money Tagged with: cleaning house, cleaning products, saving money, vacuum

Three Ways to Use Your Tax Refund to Save Money

Ways to Use Your Tax Refund, extra money

Melissa Batai / March 2nd, 2014 / 1 Comment

It’s tax season. For some, that means paying out money, but for many, that means getting a good chunk of change back. In fact, according to TIME, 75% of Americans receive tax refunds. Many financial advisors recommend that you change your tax withholding so you don’t get a return. But if your income isn’t that high and you have children, you may always get a tax refund. People...

Posted in: Saving Money Tagged with: income tax refund, ooma, router, tax refund