Online coupons are pretty straightforward. There is really no mystery to their use. You find stuff you want to buy online. You find an online coupon that helps you save money on the stuff you are buying. You enter the coupon code in the checkout page of your process, you get the savings. Simple enough, right? Well, not so fast. The sad truth is that people don’t take advantage of online coupons as they should. Instead, they leave millions of dollars on the table on an annual basis. What a waste. In these hard economic times, every little bit of savings counts.
Did you know that it only takes 21 days to establish a good habit or break a bad habit? 3 weeks. You only need to do something for 21 days straight to keep doing that thing. Conversely, you only need to keep from doing something for 21 days straight to get off the habit. Powerful, no?
Spending addiction is a real thing. It might just seem like a made up syndrome used to rationalize away the bad habits of the Real Housewives characters, but it’s not. People with spending addictions find the draw of the nearest shopping mall or internet retailer too much and they can’t control themselves enough to resist purchasing something.
With tax season right around the corner, you’re probably dreaming of getting a big fat check from the IRS. While getting bonus money is always a great feeling, too many people run out and spend the check before it even deposits in their bank accounts.
Rather than blowing your IRS return this year, look at 4 things you can do with your check that will actually benefit you for more than a couple hours of retail therapy.
There’s nothing more dramatic in one’s attempts to save money than cutting up your credit cards. As dramatic as this might seem. It might be short-sighted, impulsive, and ultimately counterproductive if you do it wrong. Like with most things in life, there is a wrong way and a right way to cutting up your credit cards. Don’t act rashly. Don’t act out of impulse.
In a bad economy, some odd rules and ordinances are bringing in big money for small towns. Often these laws are old and have been ignored for years, but are being brought back out as a way to ticket and generate income for a town. Read on to discover 7 bizarre things you can be fined for in small towns throughout the United States.
