Money Management
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Money at 30: My Favorite Personal Finance Reviews of 2019
For Thanksgiving, I shared a list of some financial tool “turkeys” I encountered throughout the year. However, the truth is that I happen to enjoy the majority of the apps, books, credit cards, etc. that I get the chance to review. Given this fact — and considering that the year’s end is just over a…
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A Guide to Making 2020 Your Best Financial Year Yet
It’s probably something you tell yourself every January: “This will be the year I finally get my finances in order.” If that’s the case you’re certainly not alone. Each year millions of Americans say that their New Year’s Resolution is to “spend less and save more.” The problem with resolutions like “spend less and save…
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Money at 30: 3 Ways to Stretch Your Last-Minute Gift Budget
In case you hadn’t noticed, Christmas Eve is a mere week away. If your have some shopping to do, not only is time running out but there’s a chance your budgeted cash may be as well. Since taking on debt just to purchase gifts is never a good idea, you may want to look into…
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Money at 30: My Personal Credit Card Strategy for 2020
Often times when I tell people I blog about personal finance, they assume I’m some Dave Ramsey type who mostly just advises people on how to become debt-free. Yet, given my personal experiences, these days I find myself writing way more about credit rewards than credit card debt. Moreover the last few months have had…
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Money at 30: My Personal Finance Tool Turkeys of the Year
Every year for Thanksgiving, the Disney fan site I write for, LaughingPlace.com, compiles a list of our top Disney “Turkeys.” This fun list finds us highlighting efforts by the company that were perhaps misguided or just didn’t work out as they might have hoped. Of course, having reviewed plenty of personal finance apps, tools, and…
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Money at 30: How My Credit Card Saved Me $125+ On My Latest Trip
Two weeks ago when I returned home from Tokyo, I told my wife that I was excited to spend some time at home before another trip we have planned in December. No sooner did these words leave my lips that the owner of the Disney fan site I work for asked if I could go…
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Cutting the Cord? A Guide To Streaming Services and Saving Money
Over the past few years, the term “cutting the cord” has become a well-worn figure of speech referring to those who cancel their cable or satellite subscriptions and opt to replace them with one or more of the various streaming services. Furthering this “cord cutting trend,” many of the streaming services now offer exclusive content,…
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Money at 30: 10 Essential Credit Card Rewards Dos and Don’ts
Depending on who you ask, credit cards are either the enemy of good personal finance or an exceptional tool that can help your money go further. Personally, I find myself somewhere in the middle, although I’ve definitely come to appreciate the good aspects of credit cards in recent years. As a result the number of…
