State Sales Tax Free Weekend Shopping Hacks When it comes to back-to-school spending, smart shoppers know to take advantage of their state’s sales tax free weekend. Each summer a dozen or more states have these tax free weekends. Most of these sales tax holidays happen in August. That’s why I’m writing this blog post now…
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Home Cooling Tips: Window A/C vs Central Air
Home Cooling Tips: Window AC vs. Central Air In your quest for home cooling tips, are you wondering about central air? Or should you keep cooling your home through window air conditioning units. What about those new fangled mini split air conditioning units also called ductless air conditioning aka heat pumps for warming your home in…
Is Peapod Worth It? Review Just Updated
Is Peapod worth it? Much has changed with Peapod since I first wrote a review of the service. Much has changed with our lives, too. Even though we have moved and no longer live in a Peapod service area–see my review of Walmart Grocery Pickup, our new option–I still highly recommend Peapod. Here are a…
How to Get Your Home Ready to Sell
How to Get Your Home Ready to Sell Are you wondering how to get your home ready to sell–and sell fast and for the most money? You’re smart–the part about getting your house ready to sell. That’s because many homeowners don’t realize how much work goes into getting your home ready to sell. They think…
Best Workout Clothes Subscription Box Review
Best Workout Clothes Subscription Box Review Can you get workout clothes delivered monthly, just as you can use an online stylist to dress you professionally? Yes you can. In fact, I’ve learned that subscription boxes can help you for all sorts of occasions. Did you know that there are shoe subscription boxes? There are also…
Jackson Hewitt Tax Review
Jackson Hewitt Tax Review Both of my daughters are younger millennials, which means they’re new to adulting. One of the biggest experiences of being an adult is doing your tax return and filing your taxes. It’s one of the reasons I’m writing this Jackson Hewitt tax review. I wanted to see if the company would…
Get Your Taxes Done Fast
Get Your Taxes Done Fast Getting your taxes done is a lot like getting a health checkup. You know you need to do it. Even so, you’re tempted to put it off. However, once your taxes are done–or your health checkup completed–you feel great. This is the time of year when many Americans are stressing…
Best Meal Kit Delivery Services Reviewed Newly Updated
What are the best meal kit delivery services? I’ve just updated this review to include HelloFresh, Sun Basket, and Peapod–yes, Peapod. Plus, I’ve included promo coupon codes for each.
Most Popular Subscription Boxes By State
Most Popular Subscription Boxes By State Wondering what the most popular subscriptions boxes are? Are you looking to sign up for a workout clothes subscription box or maybe a meal plan subscription? Maybe you were one of the nearly 42 million Americans that visited a subscription box website in 2018. Perhaps you were shopping…
Cool Hanukkah Presents for Pet Lovers
Cool Hanukkah Presents for Pet Lovers Portions of this article on cool Hanukkah presents for pet lovers originally appeared on Parade.com. If you’re a Jewish pet owner and will be celebrating Chanukah, chances are you will be buying or already have bought your pet a present. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), half of…
Walmart Grocery Pickup Review
Walmart Grocery Pickup Review Portions of this Walmart grocery pickup review appeared on Parade.com For years I had relied on Peapod Grocery Delivery Service to get my shopping done quickly, easily and conveniently. By ordering online and having my groceries delivered, I was able to stay on budget and avoid impulse purchases. It also worked…
Save Money on Amazon Prime Membership
Save Money on Amazon Prime Membership Portions of this article about saving money on an Amazon Prime membership originally appeared on Parade.com. You may have read the recent news that Amazon Prime’s annual rate is jumping to $119 from $99 starting this month. So if you sign up for the first time, you’ll pay $119….
How School Uniforms Save Money
School Uniforms Save Money Readers are probably interested in how school uniforms save money and how they can save money when buying school uniforms. This article can help explain all of that. Portions of this story originally appeared on Parade.com. According to a 2013 survey from the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), 77 percent…
Deals on Healthy New Years Resolutions
Deals on Healthy New Years Resolutions When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, most Americans trend towards having healthy New Years resolutions or resolving to do something to improve their health. Here is what a recent survey on New Year’s resolutions found: Six in 10 Americans wanted to drop some pounds. One-third hoped to get…
What Is The Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
What Is The Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Did you get an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Instapot for the holidays? Not sure what it is or how to use it? You’re in luck. For starters, the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Instapot is, it’s a modern version of a pressure cooker. As a devout slow…
Taking Good Holiday Dog Photos for Cards
Holiday Dog Photos For every year that our family has had a dog, we have taken a holiday photo with our dog (or dogs). I know we’re not alone in including our dogs in our holiday celebrations. However, we haven’t always been able to get good holiday dog photos because our dogs might not have…
How to Protect Yourself After the Equifax Security Breach
A version of this article on the Equifax security breach originally appeared on Parade.com By now you’ve likely heard about the recent Equifax security breach. This security breach could have put as many as 143 million Americans at financial risk. That’s because Equifax, one of the big credit-reporting agencies, was hacked. Nearly every financial decision…
How I Made Hundreds Consigning Clothes
For the past eight years, twice a year, I go through my closet and my daughters’ closets, and find clothing that we haven’t worn in awhile. The goal is consigning clothes. I’ll do this in one of two ways: First, I’ll try a local consignment shop. Next, if that doesn’t pay off–as in cash in…