Smart Source

As well as the paper coupons you’ll find in most Sunday newspapers, Smart Source has a website where you can print many of the same deals. This can be useful if you want more copies of a physical coupon you found in the paper. Upon visiting the site, you’ll notice that it only offers printable … Read more

Cheap 101: Being Cheap Gives You the Power

Cheap 101: Being Cheap Gives You the Power

We are programmed at a young age to buy, buy, buy. Advertisements advertising everything from tasty cereals, electronic gadgets to super hero action figures beg us to spend, spend, spend to be happy. Along the same lines we are convinced that this is fine to want more and more stuff. And, the subliminal message is … Read more

Cheap 101: Social Class and Wealth

Cheap 101: Social Class and Wealth

Social class isn’t indistinguishable from riches, however the two ideas are connected (especially in Marxist theory),prompting the idea of financial status. Abundance at the individual or family level alludes to benefit of everything an individual or family possesses, including individual property and monetary assets. In both Marxist and Weberian hypothesis, class is separated into upper, … Read more

Cheap 101: 0% Interest Loans

Cheap 101: 0% Interest Loans

More than 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive. Kiva provides entrepreneurs with 0% interest loans of up to $15,000. To qualify for … Read more

Cheap 101: The 50-30-20 Rule

Cheap 101: The 50-30-20 Rule

The basic rule is to divide up after-tax income and allocate it to spend: 50% on needs, 30% on wants, and socking away 20% to savings. It’s a simple plan designed to help people reach their financial goals. The rule states that you should spend up to 50% of your after-tax income on needs and … Read more

What is Cyberbegging?

Have you been drowning in debt, struggling to make ends meet, scared of losing your job, buried in bills, or worried about getting by in today’s economy? Cyberbegging, online begging, and internet panhandling are the online versions of traditional begging or panhandling, which involves crowdfunding and asking strangers for money for immediate needs. Get help … Read more

Get Help with Medical Bills

Medicaid for Adults What help is available? You may qualify for Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Am I eligible? Each state has different rules about eligibility and applying for Medicaid for adults. Learn more about eligibility.  … Read more

Get Help with Energy Bills

If you can’t afford to pay your home heating or cooling bill, you may be able to get help from the government or your local social services agency or nonprofit.  What help is available for my home energy bill? The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) may be able to help with: Assistance to pay your … Read more

Get Paid to Do What You Love

Discovering your passion and turning it into a business is not rocket science. Our “Escape Backpack” will show you what it takes, inspire you with real life case studies, and keep you going with a “getting unstuck” toolkit. 1. PASSION Wake up every morning energized and happy to be reunited with your most passionate-self.  Life is too short to waste it on … Read more