If you’re a camper, hiker, or general outdoors enthusiast, you’re probably waiting patiently for winter to pass so your favorite trails and parks are accessible once more. The colder months are generally downtime for campers, but the perfect opportunity to stock up on gear is in the offseason — and the holidays make this time…
You’re a college graduate, yet somewhere between COM 311 and BIO 102 there was never a class that taught you basic money management skills. Fortunately, you don’t need a whole semester to learn how to become a savings master. Follow five easy steps to slash your debt and build a respectable savings account. Step One:…
As a marketer it’s critical to understand who your target market is. You need to know everything from how old they are, to what their income is and even past spending habits. Over the past several years the media and marketers have been spending a great deal of our time focusing on how marketing to…
A smartphone is glorious thing—an item we depend on, a go-to source, and a tool to manage life. Whether it’s providing efficiency, education or information to do what you want, smartphones save money overall. Here are just a few ways they help you build up the piggy bank. Invaluable Device In the grand scheme of things,…
Most people think generic brands save you money, but this isn’t always the case. Sometimes, if you want a quality product you may pay a little more up front, but it is cheaper over time. When you buy generic, you oftentimes get a lesser product, and so must replace it sooner, while the name brand…
Everybody loves owning a new car, but nobody enjoys the process of buying one. Let’s face it — when it comes to places where you want to spend as little time as possible, a car dealership runs a close second to the dentist’s office. But it doesn’t have to be like that. With some preparation…
My jaw hit the floor when I read how much the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the cost of raising a child born in 2013. You’re going to want to sit down for this… $245,340 (to be exact), and that’s before you factor in college. And you were thinking once you get through the first…