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I Refuse to Pay Marked Up Prices Anymore – It’s Draining My Finances

Allen Francis / January 1st, 2020 / No Comments

I haven’t been in a bar in years. When it comes to watching new films, I have become endeared to watching them on-demand at home. It’s convenient, but it is also easier not to be tempted to buy popcorn or soda at concession stands. When I do go to a restaurant, I always try to stick to water instead of buying beer, alcohol, or soft drinks. I may be becoming a lot more curmudgeonly in my...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Life Hacks, Minimalism and Frugality, Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money, saving money Tagged with: marked up prices

Most Affordable States To Deliver A Baby Regardless Of Health Insurance

Allen Francis / December 25th, 2019 / No Comments

It has been said that the smile of a baby makes life worth living and fighting for. A baby’s smile can give you all of the inspiration you need to improve your life and strive for better, if you wish. What may put a frown on your face is how much costs to take care of, feed, and raise a baby. These costs always start before birth, like buying pre-birth medications like folic acid. Folic acid...

Posted in: Family, Health, Insurance, Money, Personal Finance, saving money, Saving Money Tagged with: affordable states to have a baby

$2,245 For A Peloton Bike? Here Are Affordable Ways To Stay In Shape

Allen Francis / December 12th, 2019 / No Comments

(Image by Steve Jurvetson via CC BY 2.0 ) I don’t think outrage culture is a new concept at all. It has only become more instantaneously recognizable in the age of the internet. I think outrage culture is just weaponized procrastination by any other name. Or, a celebration of procrastination culture. It’s one thing to offer constructive criticism, and culturally time-sensitive smart-aleck...

Posted in: Health, Life Hacks, Money, Philosophy, saving money, Saving Money Tagged with: peloton

You Must Take Cyber Monday Sales as Seriously as Black Friday

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Allen Francis / November 27th, 2019 / No Comments

I used to be the kind of person who would just go to retail stores and buy anything without comparison shopping. Comparison shopping and hunting for bargains among enthusiastic throngs of spree shoppers wasn’t my thing. But in the digital age and the advent of online shopping, you have so many options to save money relative to the 20th century. It’s why you should know the differences between...

Posted in: Money, Saving Money, saving money Tagged with: Black Friday and Cyber Monday