Remember that little poem, "Everything I Needed to Know I Learned In Kindergarten?Growing up, my mom had a poster that listed all of the basic skills learned in kindergarten that you would use to get through your entire life.Reading through it, that poem was really very right. Everything … [Read more...]
The Pinterest Solution I’ve Been Searching For – A BoardBooster Review
I've used 4 different Pinterest schedulers over the last year.Crazy, I know.Let's see, there was CoSchedule (who abruptly stopped integrating with Pinterest one day), ViralWoot (who has continued to charge me even though I cancelled....). Tailwind (I'm still using this one!) and now … [Read more...]
Why I No Longer Do Surveys for Money
A year or two ago, I used survey sites constantly to make extra money. At the time, I was pregnant, had just started a blog (read: the blog was making nothing)Also, I did surveys at work when I was bored....So there's that. Maybe you're in my (previous) shoes, taking surveys for peanuts … [Read more...]
Saving is Boring. Make it Smart with Digit!
I hate saving. I mean, I love the concept of it, but actually putting it into practice is tough. Of course I've tried automating it, and that made saving a little easier because I don't have to think about it, but it still stings when I see that transfer come out of my bank account!So when J$ … [Read more...]
Traffic & Blog Income Report – January 2015
During my 1st Year Blogiversary post, I asked you all if you would be interested in my doing both a Pinterest post (since 60% or more of my traffic comes from Pinterest) as well as an income report now that I am actually making some money! Your response was overwhelmingly "Yes!" so I'm going to … [Read more...]
Best Amazon Deals 2/08
Welcome to the newest weekly post on Retired by 40! I shop regularly on Amazon, because not only are there thousands of easy ways to earn FREE Amazon gift cards, Amazon has amazing prices on a lot of baby and household good! Prices on Amazon have a habit of changing quickly - so be sure to jump on … [Read more...]
File Your Federal & State Tax Returns for Free with TurboTax Absolute Zero
I'm an Accountant. Which means that I could sit down with all of my tax forms and, my 1040, and do my taxes by hand.I have the knowledge and the know-how, but I still don't do my taxes by hand. Because I use TurboTax. So why am I telling you this? Why should you care? Because TurboTax just … [Read more...]
3 Smart Ways To Entertain The Frugal Way
Something when we've been working on in this journey to pay off $100k + in debt is learning what is worth spending money on, and what really isn't. We've been laser focused on spending money on things and experiences of value, things that will last, and memories that will last a lifetime.Slowly … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Stop Eating Out
Ah, eating out... If you've been following out budget updates, then you know that eating out is the bane of our budget. We consistently overspend by $1oo or more, and it seems like just when the budget is going swimmingly, something goes wrong (or our willpower gives out) and we give in to our … [Read more...]
January & February Budget Update
If you haven't heard by now, we've had kind of a rough January. I lost my job, the Big Guy went out of town for 2 weeks, and then I found a temporary job.Suffice to say that a bunch of stuff is up in the air right now.And our budget really reflected that, as you'll see below. One of the … [Read more...]
