I probably shouldn't tell you this, especially if you are about to leave for work or if you are sitting in your cubicle after having slept for only a few hours last night. But you are working for the government right now instead of working for yourself. I know this sounds weird and rather depressing, but the first few hours that you spend at work every day are not spent to build a better life for yourself and your family. You are not buying freedom in the form of early retirement, paying for your kid's college, or even working to pay off that hefty cable bill.
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You Can Actually Save Money Shopping Online with Ebates
Over the past few years, I’ve noticed that we’ve been inundated with ways to make money. Also, I’ve noticed that everyone says that these are easy ways to make money. Complete surveys while you are watching TV! Start a side business in your spare time! Sign up for this website and you can become rich! Everyone seems to have something that they are trying to market! Of course, I am guilty of this too with some of my recommendations. I think that credit cards can be great for their travel hacking possibilities, that Capital One 360 is a good place to stash your emergency fund, and that Fidelity and Vanguard are…
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The Answer is Not Found in a Store
Every Thanksgiving, my family used to drive to see my aunt, uncle, and cousins. On the way home from their house, we would always see a long line of people waiting at Best Buy to try to get the best deal on some Christmas presents. These shoppers would typically be in tents or sleeping bags, spending the night at the store in order to be the first there when it opened on Black Friday. Many would give up part of their Thanksgiving and most of the next day to spend it doing Black Friday shopping (and waiting). Of course, there was a good reason that people were waiting in line.…
