Design & UX Magic (Making it Beautiful & Usable) I Redesigned My Ugly Website and Doubled My Conversions – Here’s My Process A website redesign should focus on results, not just aesthetics. My old site looked dated and confused visitors; bounce rates were high, and conversions were dismal. I felt frustrated. I decided to overhaul … Read more
Tailored Texas Savings Maria, a loyal H-E-B shopper, relies heavily on the H-E-B app’s digital coupons. Before each trip, she browses the “Coupons” section, clipping offers for everything from H-E-B’s own Café Olé coffee to her favorite salsa. Last week, she found a five-dollar off coupon for spending fifty dollars, plus several manufacturer coupons. By … Read more
The Zebra How The Zebra Slashed My Car Insurance by $600 a Year (My Quote Comparison Story) Feeling like my car insurance bill was a hungry monster eating my money? I felt stuck! Then I tried The Zebra! I put in my info once, and like magic, it showed me quotes from tons of different … Read more
Flipping Digital Assets (Websites, Domains, Accounts) How I Flipped My First $50 Domain Name for $500 (Simple Research Trick) Intrigued by domain flipping, I looked for recently expired domains using tools like ExpiredDomains.net. My trick: I searched for expired domains containing keywords related to emerging tech trends (e.g., “AI,” “sustainable tech”) combined with common business … Read more
Effortless Buy-One-Get-One Savings Sarah loves Publix’s BOGO (Buy One, Get One Free) deals but hated fumbling with paper ads. The Publix app changed everything. Now, she browses the weekly ad directly in the app, and with a simple tap, she “clips” all the BOGO offers for items on her list – from her favorite ice … Read more
SoFi (Loans section) How SoFi Cut My Student Loan Payment by $XXX/Month (My Refinancing Story) Drowning in huge student loan payments felt like carrying a backpack full of bricks! Then I checked refinance rates at SoFi. Getting approved for a much lower interest rate with them felt like someone magically took half the bricks out! … Read more
Event-Based Income (DJ, Planning, Bartending) How I Made $300 My First Weekend DJing a Local Party (My $100 Setup) A friend needed music for a birthday party and knew I loved making playlists. I invested about $100 in basic gear: a used controller, free DJ software (VirtualDJ), and borrowed speakers. I curated playlists based on … Read more
The No-Code Revolution (Bubble, Webflow, Carrd) I Built a SaaS App Without Code Using Bubble – And It Got Paying Users! I had an idea for a simple project management tool tailored for writers, but couldn’t code. Discouraged, I almost gave up until I discovered Bubble. It felt like building with visual Lego bricks – … Read more
Personalized Digital Savings Sarah diligently uses the Albertsons app, especially its “Just for U” section. Before each shopping trip, she browses personalized deals based on her past purchases – like two dollars off her favorite coffee and a “buy one, get one free” on her kids’ cereal. She also clips manufacturer coupons and checks the … Read more
StudentAid.gov How I Used StudentAid.gov to Lower My Monthly Payments with the SAVE Plan Feeling crushed by huge student loan payments felt like carrying rocks uphill! Then I logged into the official StudentAid.gov website and learned about the SAVE plan! Filling out the application right there online felt surprisingly easy! Seeing my estimated new, much … Read more