finance
Everything You Can Borrow from the Library (And It’s Not Just Books)
I love our local library. We bring our kids, they feel like it’s Supermarket Sweep but for books, and it saves us money and clutter...
7 AI-powered apps that will help you save money
Budgeting apps are fine if you want to know what you spend last month. And most people quit using them after a few months because...
Is It Safe to Put My Financial Documents into AI Tools?
By now you’ve probably seen people talk about how AI tools, like ChatGPT and Claude, can help you manage your finances. I’ve played around with...
Paze Spend $10, Get $10 Back Promotion: Get $100 per Credit Card
Paze is a digital wallet offered by the same company that gave you Zelle and they have this incredible promotion where they will give you...
7 Ways to Tighten Up Your Finances
When times are good, you don’t feel the impact of being a bit loose with your finances. The Chicago Fed released their Advance Retail Trade...
The invisible dangers of too much cash
How much cash is too much cash? With the stock market at highs, there is a very strong temptation to keep cash “on the sidelines”...
Should I Pay a Data Broker Information Removal Service?
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of data brokers collecting and selling your personal information: your name, phone numbers, email addresses, current and past addresses,...
Should I Switch Bank Accounts? [Calculator]
If you hold a lot of money at a bank that is paying 0.01% APY, which is fairly standard at one of the “big banks,”...
How to Protect Your Children from Identity Theft
You’re probably familiar with what you can do to protect yourself from identity theft. But this recent hack of Instructure & Canvas by ShinyHunters highlighted...
Negotiate One Bill Every Month
Many money experts say you should skip the coffeehouse and make it at home. That’s a lot of effort that you have to do every...
How to Earn ~6% APY from Raisin
Raisin is a fintech company that partners with banks to offer high interest rates. They also run deposit promotions where they will give you a...
How to ACATS Lock Your Brokerage Account
Whenever you want to move brokerage accounts, you typically use ACATS to do it. ACATS stands for Automated Customer Account Transfer Service and it allows...