Category: Money Saving Tips

It’s time again for my annual wish list of items I wish I could afford to buy in the coming year. Last year, my (more doable) wish list consisted of 5 items: Remove dead trees from backyard and upgrade landscape. Budget: $2200Purchase a gas-powered chipper shredder. Budget: $500Install a video

Starting January 18, 2026, USPS will be increasing shipping rates by 5.1% to 7.8%. Ground Advantage increases by 7.8% and Priority Mail by 6.6%. The price of a First-Class Mail stamp, currently costs $0.78, will not change in January. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be a price increase later

I was thinking about getting an air fryer for Christmas this year. I knew nothing about air fryers, so I first had to decide on what features I wanted. I thought it would be good to be able to see the food as it was cooking. This narrowed down the

I remember back in 1999 when I was into online multiplayer games like Doom and Quake. The dream was to have a fiber optic internet connection. Any player who had that would have a huge advantage. Because of the higher speeds, data lag during an online match was not a

My girlfriend recently discovered Ibotta and Fetch. She has several friends who have been using these apps to get cash back on their purchases and decided to try them for herself. This won’t be an in-depth review of cash back apps. You can find lots of good reviews online. I

Twice a year our city has a residential waste recycling event. I was thinking I could get rid of some of the junk that I have squirreled away in my home. The event starts at 7:30AM and ends at 11:30PM. During the 4-hour window, there is typically a long line