Impulse Buying: Beware Now More Than Ever

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Impulse buying is a threat to budgets everywhere, even under normal conditions. Even more so with the current conditions with COVID-19. People are panic buying some products fearing a shortage is imminent. In other cases some products are actually hard to find because of an increased demand. Whatever the case may be, now is the time for extra awareness regarding the dangers of impulse buying. I’m looking for larger sized weight plates for my home gym. I have smaller sized plates used to make dumbbells, but I need heavier ones for exercises like bench press and squats. Due to the […] Read more »

Fist Pump Friday: I Love You Like A Blogger Roundup – 4/24/20

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Rumors are swirling the closure of a large pork processing plant in South Dakota may make pork products harder to find in the near future.  I don’t personally think that’s gonna happen but it did spark an idea of what I wanted to do during another weekend  quarantined at home. I’ve got four pork shoulders and seven racks of ribs I’ll be throwing on the smoker.  Pork shoulder for pulled pork on Saturday, ribs on Sunday. It’ll be good practice honing my smoking skills and it will make many, many meals I’ll vacuum seal and put in the freezer for […] Read more »

Inexpensive Ways to Communicate During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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We can’t hang out with our friends, or visit our family due to our state’s shelter at home order. I even had to tell my son, who is away at college, to not come home for a weekend visit. In times like these creativity is required to stay in touch with friends and loved ones. Here are 5 inexpensive ways to communicate during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Phone Call The phone call may be shunned by many, but it’s still an effective way of communicating when you want to have a one on one conversation. Emails Email your loved ones often, […] Read more »

Fist Pump Friday: I Love You Like A Blogger Roundup – 4/17/20

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I’ve now been working from home for 8,432 weeks. Ok, it just seems like it. I am grateful to have a job I am able to do from home, but cabin fever is setting in. One thing that is helping me keep sane is the ability to also workout at home. Included in my occasional trips to Walmart is a trip to the sporting goods section in search of workout equipment. They get a small number of items in sporadically.  Over time I’ve been able to collect a weight bench and rack, a weight tree, a curl bar, a straight […] Read more »

Grab the Best SEO Strategies to Materialise the Goals of your Payday Loan Consolidation Company

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In this world of online competition, which is growing exponentially, it is necessary to differentiate your Payday loan consolidation website from others to attract relevant visitors to your website. We all know that it is quite difficult to stand out from the others. So, if you are thinking that you are unable to attract sufficient visitors to your website or unable to meet the goals of your Payday loan consolidation company, then you can apply some SEO strategies to your website. Fort Lauderdale SEO can help you by providing the best strategies that can help you to attract more visitors […] Read more »

Taking Expense Analysis To A New Level

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It’s important to evaluate all your monthly expenses from time to time for value. Eliminate the ones not worth their value, reduce others to be inline with the value they provide. General cable, subscriptions, insurance, and cell phone bills are staples to this process. But during home quarantine due to Coronavirus, I’ve had time take my expense analysis to a new level to make sure I’m getting the most value possible for my money. Here are four things I’ve looked at and made adjustments to over the last few weeks: Broadband Analysis In a conversation with a coworker I realized […] Read more »

Fist Pump Friday: I Love You Like A Blogger Roundup – 4/10

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Happy Friday, EOD Nation!  I know it’s hard to differentiate between days at this point. At least it is for me. The governor or Minnesota has extended the Stay At Home order until May 4th. I’m staying sane by working out using the home gym equipment I purchased, firing up my grill and smokers (I’ve got brisket and pork shoulder on as I’m writing this) and resurrecting old PlayStation 2 games.  What are you doing to keep your mind off being quarantined? Fist pump for staying sane AND my favorite posts of the week! Posts That Make Me Fist Pump […] Read more »

Save Money By Installing Window Blinds Yourself

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Window blinds serve as both window covering and décor. Custom blind companies will come to your home, measure your windows and install blinds that fit perfectly. They will also charge you several hundred dollars per blind making putting blinds throughout your home a very expensive venture. Or, you could save yourself hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars by installing window blinds yourself bought from a big box hardware store. Before buying blinds as a do it yourself project, there’s a few things you should be aware of and keep in mind: Decide Mount Type Determining the mount type is the […] Read more »

Fist Pump Friday: I Love You Like A Blogger Roundup – 4/3/20

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We’re now at the end of week three of working from home.  Here in Minnesota, we’re at the end of week one of a “Shelter in place” edict from our Governor. For those of you that are in a similar situation, what are you all spending your money on while you’re quarantined at home? Our main expenditure has been home gym equipment since health clubs are closed. Other than that, we’ve gotten take out food a couple of times, as well as take out beer from a local microbrewery. Gotta support those local businesses.  Our next expenditure is something super […] Read more »

Six Inexpensive Ways To Be Productive And Have Fun While Quarantined

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Due to current circumstances, many if not all of us are spending a lot more time at home. In Minnesota we have been ordered to shelter in place by our governor. That means we are only supposed to leave our homes if absolutely necessary. Being one of those people that try to find the positive in every situation, I’m viewing this as an opportunity to save money, accomplish some things that I wouldn’t have otherwise, and of course have some fun. Here are some things you can do while quarantined in your own home to have fun, be productive, and […] Read more »

Fist Pump Friday: I Love You Like A Blogger Roundup – 3/28/2020

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Two weeks ago I started working from home as my employer suggested we do so on  a voluntary basis.  Last week working from home became mandatory for the foreseeable future. I could complain about how the days run together, and how I’ve been spending the bulk of my time sitting at my kitchen table with my laptop and giant secondary monitor I retrieved from my office.  But, the truth is I’m grateful.  I’m thankful that I have a job I can do from home, and that I have a home in which I can stay safe with only occasional trips […] Read more »

The Case For Dumping Our Gym Membership

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My wife and I have been paying $155 a month for a gym membership for years. I can count with my fingers how many times a year I don’t work out. I’ve also been a big advocate that it’s easier to make exercising part of your lifestyle if it’s an event. For these reasons I’ve thought the high cost of my full priced gym membership was worth it. That changed last week. I used to go to spin classes all the time, but the class times just don’t line up with my availability. So, last week I bought a spinning […] Read more »

Make Money through Your Hobby

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Have you ever wondered why people enjoy doing certain things more than the others? Well, that is closely related to our interests. Every individual has its own unique interests and hobbies that bring happiness and enjoyment into his or her life. When talking about hobbies, it is crucial to note that there is an abundance of them starting form crafting, writing, playing online games to shopping, singing, and so much more. In your attempt to enjoy your unique hobby, you often need some amount of money so that you can support it in the long run. We have our regular […] Read more »

How to Manage Debt Effectively

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In today’s society, debt is almost an inevitability. From the moment that an 18-year old enrolls in college, until the moment they die, the average American will spend basically their entire life in some form of debt. For many, getting out of debt is next to impossible. It would take something close to a miracle to reach a point where they could pay off all of their bills at once. With that in mind, debt management should take precedence over debt elimination. We’ll explore this subject further here: Prioritize As with any budget, people who face debt should make a […] Read more »