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How to Manage a Financial Windfall: What to Do with Sudden Money

Financial Windfalls - How to manage them.

What is a financial windfall? Is managing a windfall something you are prepared to do? Winning the lottery, a TV game show, a large inheritance or sweepstakes are all windfalls. What about smaller windfalls – like a tax refund? Have you ever been faced with managing sudden money? How could this money help you? How would you manage it? Have you ever thought of creating a plan for a financial windfall? TABLE OF CONTENTS1 Will a Windfall be Coming …

Vacation Souvenirs that are clever and frugal! Cheap Travel Souvenir Ideas!

Discover unique and inexpensive vacation souvenir ideas to help you remember your travels in style. From classic keepsakes to quirky finds, we’ve got you covered. Let’s dive in and explore the world of vacation travel souvenirs and mementos! We’ve broken this list into the following 7 categories: TABLE OF CONTENTS1 INEXPENSIVE SOUVENIR IDEAS2 COLLECTABLE SOUVENIRS3 SOUVENIR FOOD IDEAS4 LOCAL ART AND ARTIST SOUVENIRS5 WEARABLE SOUVENIRS6 CHRISTMAS SOUVENIR IDEAS7 BOOKS AND ALBUMS SOUVENIR IDEAS8 MISCELLANEOUS SOUVENIR IDEAS9 UNIQUE PLACES TO …

Do you need help with your dental bills? Are you facing some huge dental bills and wondering how you can save some money? We’ve got four easy ways you can start saving money on teeth care. One of our Facebook Friends posted this question about Dental Bills: After a few years of neglect, I had a minor dental emergency and found that I need to spend $7,000 to completely fix my bad teeth. Unfortunately, we don’t have dental insurance. …

Productive Things to do when your bored at home.

There are LOTS of blogs written about fun things to do when you’re bored. So, we wanted to put a new twist on that, and offer you a list of productive things to accomplish in this season of staying home more than normal. We’ve broken this list of productive activities into 9 categories: TABLE OF CONTENTS1 1) Money Activities (5 ideas)2 2) Outdoor Activities (6 ideas)3 3) Organizing Activities (13 ideas)4 4) Things to do with Your Computer (5 …

How to Cut Glass and Save Money - A glass cutter, cutting a piece of glass.

Do you know how much does it cost to have glass Cut? Do you think that cutting glass at home is too hard, or dangerous? Getting a piece of glass cut from a hardware store has become harder and much more expensive than 20 years ago. Years Ago: We had 6 small pieces of glass cut for the outside lights/lanterns on our garage. We bought a large piece of glass for about $15 at Home Depot and they cut …

9 career choices that could result in student loan forgiveness.

Do you have college loans? Are you looking for a list of student loan forgiveness programs? Are you wondering if you can get loan forgiveness? Student loan forgiveness isn’t available to everyone, but it is a great way to pay off student loans that have already been accrued! We’ve scoured the loan forgiveness landscape and found 10 different programs that might benefit you. College Prices Have Skyrocketed: Over the past 40 years, gas prices have increased by about 300% …

Airbnb hosting tips from a long-time super host.

Are you thinking of becoming an Airbnb host? Are you looking for expert Airbnb Hosting tips? Do you want to earn an extra $10,000 this year? We’ve been Airbnb Hosts for 9 years. We are on track to earn $30,000 this year by renting out three extra bedrooms in our house. Even though the travel industry struggled through Covid in 2020, we’ve had some of our best years ever as a host family. So if you’ve ever considered home-sharing, …

Glass Bowls to pack up your lunch can save $1000 a year!

If you pack a lunch consistently you’ll be surprised how much money you can save. Glass Bowls Provide Lunch Values Having Glass Bowls so you can bring leftovers for lunch, is the second of our Kitchen Tools series. It will empower you to save thousands of dollars on your food budget. Why glass bowls? When it comes to feeding a family, there is a lot of money at stake. The average family spends $270 per person each month on groceries. …

Why do we love junk mail? Find out how we save the planet and stretch our budget all at the same time.

We love junk mail. How ’bout you? We love junk mail, especially insurance agents who send us unsolicited quotes on white paper printed only on one side. Why? It’s simple. They’ve just provided us with free paper for our printer. TABLE OF CONTENTS1 How we use Free Junk Mail to Save Money2 A Funny Story about the Junk Mail Brother Printer3 Bottom Line for Recycling & Resourcefulness4 More Strategies for Dealing with Junk Mail5 What’s the value of all …

Places where you can get copies made nearby for free or cheap.

Copies Near Me is a popular Google Search! You never know when you might need to make a Black & White or Color copy. And finding a place to do that inexpensively, especially if you don’t have your own printer can be challenging! Even though the world is increasingly paperless, there are going to be times when you’ll need a crisp, clean paper document in your hands. If you find yourself in need of a copier, then browse this …

How to Manage a Financial Windfall: What to Do with Sudden Money

Creative Vacation Souvenir Ideas That Are Clever, Cheap, and Fun

10 Ways to Save Money at the Dentist. How to Get Help with Dental Bills

54 Productive Things To Do When You’re Bored

Easy! How to Save Money Cutting Glass at Home DIY

10 Student Loan Forgiveness Programs to Get School Debt Eliminated Legally

11 Airbnb Hosting Tips & Secrets From a $30k Super Host

Pack a Lunch in Glass Bowls: How I Saved $40,000 Bringing My Lunch

Got Junk Mail? Here are 3 Things You Can Do With Free Paper

29 Free or Cheap Places to Get Copies Made (Near Me)

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