Fidelity NetBenefits How I Used Fidelity NetBenefits to Max Out My 401(k) Painlessly This Year Saving for way-later me (retirement!) felt like trying to fill a giant piggy bank with tiny crumbs – slow and hard! But Fidelity NetBenefits had a magic button! I told it, “Take a bigger slice of my paycheck cookie before … Read more
Airline/Hotel Loyalty Program Sites (General Category) How I Flew Business Class to Europe Using Only [Airline Program, e.g., AAdvantage] Miles Wow! Imagine flying in a super comfy sky-bed like a king, all the way across the ocean, basically for free! That’s what I did! I collected special points called “miles” from the [Airline Program, e.g., … Read more
Tiller Money How Tiller Money + Google Sheets Became My Ultimate Custom Budgeting Machine Ever feel like budget apps force you into their boxes, but spreadsheets feel too manual? Tiller Money was my magic discovery! It automatically pulls all my bank and credit card transactions right into a Google Sheet (or Excel)! It felt like … Read more
Avant How Avant Gave Me a Personal Loan When My Credit Score Was Only 600 Feeling like you need help but keep getting told “No!” because of past mistakes is heartbreaking! My ‘okay-ish’ credit score (600) made big banks turn away when I needed a loan. It felt like being locked out. Then I found … Read more
Capital One Shopping How Capital One Shopping (FREE for Everyone!) Found Me $50 in Savings Automatically Wow! Imagine a super-smart helper elf secretly following you online and poof! making things cheaper! That’s Capital One Shopping! It’s a FREE button for your computer (you DON’T need their credit card!). One time, I was buying something, and … Read more
Monarch Money Goodbye Mint, Hello Monarch Money: Why I switched (And Am I Happy?) Remember feeling sad and lost when Mint announced it was closing, like your favorite playground shutting down? I felt that way too! Searching for a new home led me to Monarch Money. Switching felt like moving from a familiar but slightly … Read more
Production Value How I Used a $10 Mic to Triple My Audio Quality My voice sounded like I was talking through a tin can tied with string – fuzzy and far away! Viewers complained they couldn’t hear me, which felt awful, like whispering secrets nobody could understand. Then, I bought a simple $10 microphone that … Read more
V. Acorns How Acorns Turned My Spare Change into $500 Without Me Noticing Could tiny leftover pennies actually become real dollars? It sounded like fairy dust! I linked my card to Acorns, and it started saving the tiny bits left over from my coffee or snacks, like a magic squirrel hiding acorns. I honestly forgot … Read more
OpenSky How OpenSky Secured Card Approved Me for Credit When NO ONE Else Would Feeling rejected for every credit card felt like being picked last for every game, over and over! My credit was so bruised, doors kept slamming shut. Then I found OpenSky Secured card. They didn’t even check my bad score! They just … Read more
RetailMeNot How RetailMeNot Saved Me 20% Instantly with a Coupon Code I Couldn’t Find Elsewhere YES! Like finding a secret magic word that unlocks a treasure chest! I was buying something online, searched everywhere for a discount code, and found nothing! Feeling defeated, I checked the RetailMeNot app one last time. BAM! They had a … Read more