Stacking Fuel Discounts with Groceries Mark diligently uses the Hy-Vee app and its Fuel Saver + Perks program. He regularly checks the app for items that offer bonus Fuel Saver rewards, like “Buy this cereal, get 10 cents off per gallon.” He also knows every dollar spent on qualifying groceries earns points. Last month, by … Read more
Cash App Taxes (formerly Credit Karma Tax) How I Filed My Federal AND State Taxes 100% FREE Using Cash App Taxes Imagine finding a magic tax helper that does all the hard work for FREE – not just federal, but state too! That’s Cash App Taxes! I dreaded paying $100+ elsewhere, but Cash App Taxes … Read more
Low-Content Publishing (Journals, Planners on KDP) How My Simple $6 Gratitude Journal Made Me $50 in its First Week on KDP I created a very basic gratitude journal – just simple lined pages with a daily prompt like “Today I’m grateful for…” using Canva. I designed an attractive floral cover and listed it on Amazon … Read more
Building Specific Niche Websites I Built a Portfolio Website That Landed Me My Dream Job – Here’s How Applying for graphic design jobs felt like shouting into the void. My PDF resume wasn’t cutting it. I decided to build a dedicated portfolio website. Using WordPress and a clean theme, I showcased my best projects with … Read more
Dual Savings with Loyalty Sarah diligently uses the Giant Food app and its Flexible Rewards program. She clips digital coupons, earns points on every grocery purchase, and often activates bonus point offers in the app. Last month, she redeemed 500 points for five dollars off her grocery bill directly through the app at checkout. She … Read more
TaxAct Why I Ditched TurboTax for TaxAct This Year (And Saved $50!) Tired of feeling like TurboTax nickel-and-dimed me for every extra form? This year, I switched to TaxAct, and wow! It felt like finding a store with similar quality toys but way better prices! TaxAct handled my W2s, investments, and deductions just fine, guiding … Read more
Print on Demand (Beyond T-shirts) How My $10 Mug Design Made Me $100 in its First Month (Printful/Etsy) I created a simple text-based mug design targeting cat lovers – something witty I thought my friends would like. Uploading it to Printful and listing it on Etsy cost me nothing initially beyond the ten dollar Etsy … Read more
Niche Selection & Product Research How I Found a $100k/Month Product Using a ‘Forgotten’ Google Trick Frustrated with saturated markets, Alex remembered an old SEO tactic: using specific Google search operators. Instead of just browsing, he typed site:forums.nichehobby.com “wish I could buy” and similar queries. This unearthed a discussion on a specific, hard-to-find crafting tool. … Read more
Landing Page Power I Built a Landing Page That Converted at 30% – Here’s the Exact Design My early landing pages were converting poorly, maybe 2-3%. Frustrated, I stripped one down for a free checklist offer. The design was brutally simple: a killer headline hitting a major pain point, clear benefit-driven bullet points, a high-quality … Read more
Maximizing Loyalty Benefits Sarah diligently uses the Stop & Shop app and its GO Rewards program. She clips digital coupons in the app, earns points on every purchase, and looks for bonus point offers. Last year, by consistently using the app for her grocery shopping and redeeming her accumulated GO Rewards points for discounts on … Read more