Quick Tips
Every Friday I post a new Quick Tip covering a wide range of topics, including ways to save money, travel tips, personal products/services I find interesting, and more.
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Walt Disney World Food Prices Rise — Try These Tricks to Save
Snacking at Walt Disney World got a little more expensive this week — and it just so happens I’ve been in the resort to see it first hand. As of Tuesday, prices on things like drinks, popcorn, and churros all climbed by $.50 to $1 or even more in some cases. Of course, these items…
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Your Aldi Trips Could Soon Get A Lot Easier
If you’ve been following this site for some time, you may already be familiar with the complicated relationship I hold with the discount grocery chain Aldi. When I first moved to Springfield, the cramped and confusing nature of my local location made me dread going there despite their great prices and delicious items. Luckily, they’ve…
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Walmart is Making Changes to Its Savings Catcher Feature
Love it or hate it, there’s no question that Walmart can save you money. In addition to offering “always low prices” on clothes, electronics, and household items, many locations also stock grocery essentials (personally, I’m a big fan of the Walmart Neighborhood Market locations that carry little more than groceries). Additionally, the Walmart app includes…
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Viral Twitter Thread Highlights the Problem with Digital Downloads
If you’re like most Millennials, you’ve probably stopped buying DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, and books, instead opting to purchase your movies, music, and literature digitally. In a lot of ways, this makes a ton of sense. Not only are digital downloads often a bit cheaper than their physical counterparts but storing them is also far less…
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Save Money and Remember the Good Times with Practical Souvenirs
Whenever I’m traveling, there’s always some temptation to spend money on souvenirs. This could mean bringing home little gifts for some of my friends, buying merchandise specific to some of the sights I’ve seen (this is especially a problem during my Disney Parks trips), or splurging on other items that might catch my eye on…
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This Oddly-Named Site Could Save You Big Money on Amazon
For many consumers, Amazon is nothing short of a godsend. With just about everything you could ever need being sold along with lightning quick shipping available in most cases, and typically great prices, it’s really no wonder that the online shopping destination has grown into the behemoth its become. However, frequent Amazon shoppers might notice…
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How an Expired Credit Card Can Wreak Havoc on Your Holiday
Let me be completely transparent for a moment here — coming up with a quick tip to share on a weekly basis isn’t always easy. There have been more than a handful of Fridays where I find myself pacing my apartment trying to decide what little nugget of knowledge I can offer that has any…
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With Summer Ending, Leave a Buffer in Your Budget
Summer may not be over just yet but, thankfully, the end is now in sight. For many areas, this year was a scorcher, with multiple rounds of sustained heat waves testing your endurance and your air conditioner. Speaking of A/C, with the constant need to pump cool air in your home during the summer season,…
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I’ve Been Wasting Money on Toothpaste — Have You?
Ever since I was placed in the “gifted” class in elementary school, I’ve liked to pretend that I was at least a bit smarter than the average bear. And yet, every few years, something occurs that smashes my premise and shows me how dumb I really am — like when I was 24 and learned…
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One (Ridiculous) Way We Save Money on Road Trips
It seems like just last week my wife and I were driving across the country for a week in Delaware. Oh wait, that was last week. Following a brief few days home, this morning finds us in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee after a 10+ hour drive. While the back-to-back travels are a bit…
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Cheap Eats Alert: National Chicken Wing Day Deals
It seems like nearly every day of the year has suddenly become a “holiday” to celebrate a certain activity, object, or food. While the overall idea may be laughable to some, the silver lining to this silliness is that it 0ften results in some great deals. The latest example of this will arrive on Sunday,…
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Getting Paid to Walk? That’s What the App Sweatcoin Proposes
When my wife and I left Glendale, California, one of our biggest regrets was leaving behind what WalkScore.com rated a “walker’s paradise.” We’d regularly walk to tons of restaurants, a movie theatre, a grocery store, and not one but two malls. Although we don’t have quite as many notable destinations in reach of our new…