Most of us manage to spend some money at Home Depot each year, especially during the spring and summer. Right now, Home Depot is offering $10 off a $100+ purchase made online. Use the coupon code … [Read more...]
Gym Memberships Need Good Math
June 13, 2013 | KateMost of us want to be healthy, and being healthy usually involves exercise. Depending on your favorite type of exercise, it may require the use of a gym. If your base gym doesn't offer the … [Read more...]
Free Kings Dominion for Military
June 10, 2013 | KateKings Dominion amusement park in central Virginia is offering free entrance for military servicemembers on 4 and 5 July 2013. This offer is only for the military member, not family members. Family … [Read more...]
Three Things You Should Charge To A Credit Card
May 07, 2013 | KateCredit cards are like any other tool - they can be a great thing, or they can be an implement of destruction. If you are a person for whom credit cards are bad, don't read the rest of this … [Read more...]
Dear Military: Stop Changing Uniforms!
April 23, 2013 | KateUniforms. Those things people put on every day to go to work. So precise, so military, often so handsome, and so very expensive. When the Navy introduced their Navy Working Uniforms, also known … [Read more...]
$10 off $50 Purchase At Lowes
March 14, 2013 | KateI hardly know a single person in the US who doesn't spent time and money at Lowes or Home Depot. For that reason, when I saw a link from Bargain Briana to a $10 off $50 purchase at Lowes, I paid … [Read more...]
Actually Using Your Warranties
February 19, 2013 | KateI'm not great average terrible at using warranties on my products. There are many reasons why, and that needs to change. Warranties are a useful tool and they can save you a lot of money. I'm … [Read more...]
Members Only Discount Websites
February 09, 2013 | KateIf you spend any time on the internet, you've probably stumbled across at least one "members only" shopping website. I'm not going to name names, as I'm trying to put them out of my mind. These … [Read more...]
Super Inexpensive Photo Gifts
February 04, 2013 | KateI love giving photo gifts because they are so appreciated, especially if you have children and live far away from family. If you are still behind on your holiday shopping, like me, Shutterfly has a … [Read more...]
Using Your Warranties
December 24, 2012 | KateTomorrow morning, many people will be opening presents. Unfortunately, some of these presents won't work the way they were supposed to work. Keeping track of your warranties and other documentation … [Read more...]
Car Payments Can Be A Pain
December 08, 2012 | KateIn my financial counseling, I see a few main areas where a family's spending is out of balance with their income. The two largest areas are debt repayment and car payments. Car payments can be a … [Read more...]
When To Drop Your Collision Insurance
October 22, 2012 | KateIf you have a car, you have auto insurance. (Or you should!) If you have auto insurance, you should know that your policy is made up of a couple of different types of coverage: bodily injury … [Read more...]
Overseas Exchange Locations Now Accepting Expired Coupons
October 18, 2012 | Kate
Sometimes the most interesting things happen. Just this morning, I was sorting coupons and explaining to my daughter that we throw away the ones for things that they don't sell at the commissary, … [Read more...]
Paying Before You Buy
October 15, 2012 | KateEvery one of us is bombarded, every day, by offers to buy stuff. Sometimes the advertisements include the offer of credit to make your purchase possible. You've seen them: "We finance, E-1 and … [Read more...]
