Personal finance articles to help you learn how to budget, save money and get out of debt. Helping you cut expenses, live below your means, live more frugally and love your life on a budget!
New expenses keep appearing in monthly budgets. Technology and changing lifestyles created costs that nobody paid a decade ago. These aren’t improvements to existing categories. They’re entirely new line items draining money every month. Here are nine modern expenses that didn’t exist ten years ago. Multiple Streaming Subscriptions Ten years ago, Netflix was it. Maybe…
Certain prices have officially crossed lines where people said enough. You refuse to pay costs that became unreasonable. These aren’t luxuries you’re cutting, but everyday expenses where prices exceeded tolerance. The refusal represents boundaries about what you’ll accept. $8 Fast Food Combo Meals You stopped paying $8 to $12 for fast food combos. Fast food…
Nostalgia exists for purchases people stopped making. You remember enjoying these things but refuse to pay current prices. The gap between memory and reality is too wide. Missing something doesn’t mean you’ll resume buying it at inflated costs. Regular Coffee Shop Visits You miss daily coffee shop stops and conversations with baristas. The $5 to…
The resale market is bigger than ever. People are making real money selling items that seem worthless or outdated. Online marketplaces connect sellers with buyers who actually want this stuff. Here are twelve things people are selling online for surprising profits. Vintage Tupperware and Pyrex Old Tupperware from the 1970s and 1980s sells for $20…
Consumer tolerance for inflated prices and excessive fees reached its breaking point. People are refusing to accept costs that once seemed unavoidable as normal parts of life. This shift represents more than temporary belt-tightening. It signals fundamental change in what Americans consider reasonable spending and which expenses they will no longer tolerate. Delivery Fees and…
The economy might be hitting the brakes in 2026, and it’s not just one thing causing the slowdown. It’s a bunch of factors piling up at once. A recent report from The Conference Board shows their Leading Economic Index dropped 0.3% in September, marking the second month in a row of decline. That’s a signal…
