If you’re going to want a snack or what some extra legroom on your next flight, you better have some extra cash handy because these days airlines are charging for more of these “extra’s” than ever before. In fact, the airlines brought in more than $27 billion last year in extra charges for things … Read more about Airline Fees that might actually be worth paying for
How to save on some big summer expenses
With summer only weeks away we decided to put together a little blog about how to save big on some of your summer expenses including hotels, entertainment and also some boring stuff like watering your lawn and gasoline. (Sorry.) The fact is, even though it’s summer and the kids are off from school … Read more about How to save on some big summer expenses
Summer is the Season of Expensive Maintenance
I am a Michigander born and raised. I love this state, but the long winters really take a toll on our attitudes around here. It's hard to deal with what feels like 6 months of freezing cold winters, so we really look forward to the sunshine and warmth for the few months that we get it. That being … Read more about Summer is the Season of Expensive Maintenance
Tips to help you Lower Your Apartment Electric Bill
If you’re living in an apartment you may think that there are very few ways that you can lower your electric bill and, if you do, you’d be dead wrong. The simple fact is that, while you can’t do much about low quality construction, inadequate insulation or energy-sucking old appliances, there are … Read more about Tips to help you Lower Your Apartment Electric Bill
More excellent Tips for saving money on Groceries
Food prices, like gas prices, have been on the rise for the last several years. These days, about 20 to 25% of a typical family’s budget goes to food and, depending on what kind of food you buy and where you buy it, you may be spending quite a bit more than necessary. With that in mind we put … Read more about More excellent Tips for saving money on Groceries
How to Save Money and Eat Healthy Part 2
Hello and welcome back for Part 2 of our 2-part blog series on how to save money and eat healthy at the same time. If you’ve already read Part 1 you will hopefully already have started saving quite a bit of money on your grocery bills and also started providing healthier food choices for your … Read more about How to Save Money and Eat Healthy Part 2
How to Save Money and Eat Healthy Part 1
Besides housing and transportation, food costs are one of the highest expenses that most people have. One of the problems that this causes is that many people try to save money by buying cheap food or fast food and this can have a very adverse effect on one’s health. That’s why we put together this … Read more about How to Save Money and Eat Healthy Part 1
10 Energy Saving Tips for the Coming Summer Months
With summer fast approaching we decided that it was a hot time (pun!) to put together a new list of energy-saving tips for the hot weather to come. The 10 that we have here for you are some of the best we know and can actually save you quite a bit of money if you use them. We hope you enjoy them and … Read more about 10 Energy Saving Tips for the Coming Summer Months