A week ago today I went and purchased the new 14″ MacBook Pro with M1 Pro chip and on Thursday it was delivered. Today (Tuesday) I am still in the middle of setting it up to my liking. Sure I could have used the backup from the time machine on my iMac and made the
Emergency Fund
60% of Americans can’t cover a $1000 emergency These days you can hardly sneeze without incurring $1000 expense it seems. Unexpected medical visits, vet bills, car repairs, ac breakdowns. Yet 6 out of 10 of us will have to go into debt to cover such an expense. And we wonder why so many Americans are
Best Buy is Going Down Hill
It’s not news to anyone that more people are buying online and less in physical stores. So much that over the years Best Buy has been closing locations and letting go of full time employees to replace them for part time employees. Side note: there was a time that the geek in me, would have
American Horror Story / Stories
I love this show, and I am so excited for the new season of American Horror Story (AHS) to be coming out soon. I think I am even more excited about the new show American Horror Stories (AH Stories). AH Stories will only be featured on FX on Hulu and premiers July 15th. 2021. Yes,
Dave Ramsey and Credit Cards
Dave Ramsey is a finance guru with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Real Estate. He ended up in debt for $1.2 million in 1987 and in 1988 he filed for bankruptcy. Now in 2021 he has a net worth of 200 million dollars by helping tons of people getting out of debt. So
Financial Advice and Youtube
We are gonna talk about Financial Advice on Youtube. Ten years ago I would have never imagined that I would be somewhat of the “finance geek” that I am today and that I actually want to blog about it. Before I didn’t think much about money, except for how I was going to make it
Credit Card Hacking – Part 2
Yesterday we started to discuss credit card hacking and how to get the most cash back from your purchases. Today I would like to discuss sign up bonuses and referrals and the importance of spacing them out. As mentioned yesterday I want to remind you of the following: Stop reading this now if you follow
Credit Card Hacking – The Art of Receiving Cash Back
It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged about anything. I mentioned to a friend (via text) that we had recently started to credit card hack. When she asked what it was, I advised that it’s too long to explain in a text. So I thought what a great way to attempt getting into my
Hot Topic Customer Service Sucks
The store itself is pretty cool, with loud upbeat music to grab the interest of teenagers and young adults with shirts and accessories that is geared toward fans of music and popular movies/shows. It’s one of the stores we tend to always visit whenever we are at our local mall. However Hot Topics customer service
Social Media Marriage – Anonymous Question
I am a part of a few LGBTQ Marriage Groups on Facebook. And time to to time there is a anonymous question posted, the user sends a message to one of the admins of the group and the admin post the question in the group as a “Anonymous Post”. Some of the post I see
Waiting to Give Gifts, I suck at it
My wife’s birthday is next week. Let me say this right now, I am horrible at waiting to give gifts I mean I really suck at it. Almost every year I have given one of her gifts early (like on the day it arrives). I have her birthday gift sitting right next to me and
Losing a Best Friend
Back in July my friend Nyia got diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. It was a hard thing to accept, but I figured she is a strong willed woman and she will make it through. Last Tuesday, I found out that she was given just days to live. I rushed to the hospital to spend some time