There are a lot of scammers out there and some of the scammers have definitely gotten incredibly sophisticated and it can be hard to determine what is real and what is a scam. These scammers increasingly take advantage of people who are older or perhaps less knowledgable about how the internet works, but there are also scams out there that are incredibly obvious that I hope no one falls for. Here are three funniest scams that are too obvious to … [Read more...]
Merge Finances after Marriage
One of the big issues a lot of couples deal with when they get married is, of course, money. Should you just merge your finances after marriage? Or is there a better way? It turns out there are a lot of different ways to handle finances, and only you can figure out which one is right for you. Merge All Your Accounts On paper, the simplest way to merge finances after marriage is to open new joint accounts and put all of your money there. You … [Read more...]
These 7 Banks Still Have Free Coin Counting Machines
Do you have a jar of coins sitting at home and want to turn those coins into bills, but don't want to pay a fee for the service? Here are seven banks that have free coin counting machines. What happened to free coin counting machines? Most national banks no longer have free coin counting machines. Many don't even have coin counting machines for a fee! The reason was that it cost the banks more to service the machines than it was worth to … [Read more...]
Rising Daycare Costs
One of the biggest things that a lot of parents struggle with is finding daycare for their young children. Daycare is not only expensive, it can be very hard to find, and the pandemic made things even more difficult. Parents were pulling their children out of daycare for varying reasons, and a number of daycares shut down or laid off employees, making it even harder to find childcare. Our family found what we thought was a good daycare, but … [Read more...]
How Much Can You Earn by Retrieving Stolen Shopping Carts?
I have to admit, I've never given a whole lot of thought to shopping carts. I go to the store, I use one if I need it, and when I'm done with it, I return it to the cart return. I've seen where people try to incentivize you putting away your own cart (such as when you need to insert a quarter to retrieve a cart and get your quarter back when you're done) or where the store tries to prevent stealing by having special carts with wheels that lock … [Read more...]