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….
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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…
Best Cooking Equipment During Kitchen Renovation
Eight years ago we started an extensive kitchen renovation. It started with a wall of cabinets we tore down ourselves and progressed to where the kitchen was down to the studs–walls, floors and ceiling. Then the kitchen renovation started to come together as we installed dry wall, laid down a new hardwood floor and hung…
Tips for Selling on Amazon FBA
Years ago when our family was first looking to make extra money, I started selling stuff on eBay, Craigslist and through local Facebook groups. I even wrote a book on it–called Toss, Keep, Sell; the book was all about clearing out clutter and cashing in. However, I never thought about selling on Amazon. And I…
3 Tips for Healthy Lunches that Save Money
Here are 3 tips for packing healthy lunches that save money. This post was inspired by a recent Saving with 6ABC segment I taped on the same topic.
5 Financial Tips for College Grads
Many college grads are about to become responsible for themselves financially, but who knows if they are ready for the challenges of finding work, sticking to a budget, furnishing an apartment and managing student loan payments. To the rescue: today’s guest post, courtesy of Dan O’Malley, CEO of PerkStreet Financial, a progressive online bank that…