According to a 20-year study by Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University, buying things with the hope that they will make us happy is a futile pursuit. Things provide a transient happiness that fades quickly, no…
The grocery bill is the most constant expense of our daily lives. It is also something that we cannot take lightly if we care about our health and well-being. However, that does not mean that you cannot cut your…
Being a billionaire is one of the most common fantasies in the world, but many of the world’s richest people live as though the billions in their accounts don’t mean so much. Oddly, billionaires can be very cheap. Having…
Cutting $500 of your monthly expenses may seem difficult at a first glance, but when you think that this means saving just an average $16 per day, you realize that you can actually do it. Fortunately, there are multiple…
Millennials have built a less than stellar reputation for themselves for many reasons. Considering that they will one day become the politicians, lawyers, artists, and leaders of the world, it is understandable that older generations worry about millennials’ ability…
Capitalism has fooled us into believing that the only way to have fun is to spend money on certain things or activities, and that the more money we spend, the more fun we can have. However, this is not…
For some people, the car is a necessary and unavoidable expense. However, keeping a car is not precisely cheap. Besides purchase, maintenance, and insurance, a car is expensive due to the high cost of fuel. Financially savvy people already…
Making money is a priority for most people, but as important as making money is to know how to spend them. From college students who have to manage their finances for the first time to billionaires, every financially savvy…
The greatest financial danger of our age is fraud, either by mail, social media, over the phone or in person. Most common fraud is identity theft and according to a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, financial losses…
There are many ways to save water that will not force you out of your comfort zone and still help you keep more money in the wallet. Saving water is something you should consider very seriously since it can…