How One Ends Up Self-Employed

If you told me just two years ago that I would be self-employed I would’ve thought you were crazy. If you told me four years ago, I would’ve told you to stop smoking crack.  Four years ago my mindset was not in any place where I could imagine being self-employed. Still my journey to self-employment …

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Are You Using Everything You Have to Save Money?

Pretty much everyone is always looking to for easy ways to save money and I’m no exception. The minimal effort part is the key, because I’m really not interested in doing any sort of extreme couponing. I don’t have the time nor do I have the space to store stuff which a lot of extreme …

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How a Single Gal Meal Plans

I really hate to cook. Because it just seems like such a waste of time. I mean I know it’s not and cooking at home is an easy way to save money, but seeing as I live alone pretty much anything I cook requires me to eat it the next 3 days minimum. For some …

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Top 5 Affordable Living Posts

Saving money without sacrificing enjoying your life is a goal for most people. Be it because you are saving up for something, paying off debt, or just cannot afford whatever it is you want to be doing. So I thought I would share with you the top 5 most popular posts on this site that …

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Are Subscription Boxes Ever Worth it?

In case you haven’t heard there’s a subscription box for pretty much everything. And while some are aimed at being useful in saving you time others are just for fun. The whole idea of each is that you save more money than had you bought the stuff in the subscription box individually. Plus, who doesn’t …

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Why I Changed My Mind About Amazon Prime

You may recall a post I wrote about Amazon Prime a while back, I had done a 30 day free trial and I concluded that I’d spent more money than I normally would because I had it and so I opted not to sign up for Amazon Prime. Well, I’ve since changed my mind and …

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